Connecticut · Northeast · 18k residents
Wallingford Center, CT: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Wallingford Center: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Connecticut median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Wallingford Center is $319,200, 11% above the Connecticut median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,508/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 103 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $89,959 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Wallingford Center is $319,200, 11.1% above the median for ACS-covered places in Connecticut.
- Household income: Median household income is $89,959, 13.8% above the median for ACS-covered places in Connecticut.
- Adult education: 35.8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 13.7% above the median for ACS-covered places in Connecticut.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.5 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Wallingford Center about 14 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 180 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 26 minutes.
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Compare Wallingford Center side by side
Cost of living index
103
ACS median home value
$319,200
2-bedroom rent
$1,508/mo
Median household income
$89,959
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Wallingford Center's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Wallingford Center's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $319,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $230 |
| Property tax rate | 1.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,144/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,508/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.91% |
| Sales tax | 6.35% |
| Cost of living index | 103 |
| Groceries index | 106 |
| Utilities | $245/mo |
| Transit pass | $75/mo |
| Gas price | $3.35/gal |
| Healthcare index | 105 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,350/mo |
| Median household income | $89,959 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 18k |
| Crime index | 27/100 |
| School rating | 7.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 95/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 180 days |
| July high | 84°F |
| January low | 19°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 14 mi |
| Big lake | 33 mi |
| Mountains | 84 mi |
| Major airport | 35 mi |
| Ski resort | 80 mi |
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Real listings in Wallingford Center
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- What is the cost of living in Wallingford Center, CT?
- Wallingford Center indexes at 103 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,508/mo and a acs median home value of $319,200.
- How much does a house cost in Wallingford Center?
- The acs median home value in Wallingford Center is $319,200, 11% above the Connecticut median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Wallingford Center?
- A two-bedroom in Wallingford Center rents for about $1,508/mo.