Waterbury, CT vs Wallingford Center, CT

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricWaterbury, CTWallingford Center, CT
Population114,86918,208
Median Household Income$51,886$89,959
Median Rent$1,225/mo$1,336/mo
Median Home Value$208,500$319,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.8%38.3%
Poverty Rate24.7%7.1%
Unemployment Rate6.2%—
Violent Crime Rate /100k295—*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,354—*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs82°F82°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall47 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute28 min24.6 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating2.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.510.9
College Degree Rate17.3%35.8%
Foreign-Born %20.1%15.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.2%-1.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Wallingford Center (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.