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Connecticut›Fairfield County

Trumbull CenterCT

A town of 10,264.

Is Trumbull Center a good place to live?

Trumbull Center’s median rent is $2,307 a month, above both the Connecticut town median ($1,450 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Trumbull Center. Trumbull Center’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest place to walk is Twin Brooks Park, 265 acres with 8.3 miles of trail. We don’t grade Trumbull Center yet; the figures below are still real.

Nearby attractions

Yale Bowl and 85 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Trumbull Center. Close and well known come first.

All 550 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Trumbull Center: who provides what

Trumbull Center is unincorporated, so Fairfield County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEversource28.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAquarion WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFairfield CountyFairfield County provides services here
SchoolsTrumbull School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Connecticut you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTrumbull Town ClerkTown of Trumbull; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code0661106611 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Trumbull Center.

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Trumbull Center

Trumbull Center has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring39–59°
Summer62–82°
Fall45–64°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 14% of Trumbull Center

13 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.

14%conserved
14%
conserved · 516 of 3,694 acres
13 mi
of trails · 2.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Twin Brooks Park8.3 mi265
2. Robert G. Beach Memorial Park3.5 mi102
3. Unity Park0.3 mi48

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commute

Trumbull Center has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Trumbull Center for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Trumbull Center is 33 minutes. Since 2013, Trumbull Center has lost 217 jobs, to 3,714 in 2023.

2%work in town
Trumbull CenterConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$124,000$109,000$80,000
Work from home16%16%11%
Below the poverty line8%5.8%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Trumbull Center2%
Bridgeport10%
Trumbull9%
Stamford7%
New York7%
13 mi
median commute distance
3,714
jobs based in Trumbull Center
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Trumbull Center is

Trumbull Center beats the Connecticut average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 24% of adults have obesity in Trumbull Center. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Trumbull Center.

Trumbull CenterConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)24%30%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%22%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)7.9%9.7%14%
32 measures vs. Connecticut
19 better12 too close to call1 worse
What stands outTrumbull CenterCT
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth4.9%9.8%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5.4%8.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%8.5%
St. Vincent's Medical Center
3.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Trumbull Center

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Market temperature
Seller’s marketA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
27
days on market
100.3%
sale-to-list price
5
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Trumbull Center

15pages on Trumbull Center
After high school

Colleges nearby

8 within 15 miles of the center of Trumbull Center

About Trumbull Center

Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States

Trumbull Center is a section or neighborhood of the town of Trumbull in Fairfield County, Connecticut in New England. It is considered the center of the town, and was the seat of town government from 1883 through 1957. The Pequonnock River flows through the center in an easterly direction. The main thoroughfare is Connecticut Route 127 (aka Church Hill Road & White Plains Road). The area was listed as a census-designated place (CDP) prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Trumbull Center had a population of 9,746.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
24 sq mi

Trumbull Center’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Trumbull Center.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownCT rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Trumbull Center——————
Trumbull#66B+DC+A−A+
Bridgeport#146D−C−CDC
Daniels Farm——————
Long Hill——————
Stratford#116C+C−B−C−A−

Trumbull Center, Daniels Farm and Long Hill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Trumbull Center with a neighbor →

Questions about Trumbull Center

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Trumbull Center, CT a good place to live?

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