Wallingford CenterCT
A town of 18,208.
Is Wallingford Center a good place to live?
60% of households own their home in Wallingford Center, below both the Connecticut town median (81%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Community Lake, at 76 acres. We don’t grade Wallingford Center yet; the figures below are still real.
Yale Bowl and 86 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wallingford Center. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
14 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
23 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
24 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
20 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
11 mi MuseumYale University Art GalleryPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain
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Moving to Wallingford Center: who provides what
Wallingford Center is unincorporated, so New Haven County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Wallingford Center.
Wallingford Center has four seasons and pleasant summers
Wallingford Center has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, Wallingford Center draws in 9,585 commuters
Most working residents leave Wallingford Center for work: only 12% work in town. Wallingford Center’s median household income is $90,000, below Connecticut’s towns ($109,000) but above U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Wallingford Center grew to 10,638 in 2023, 547 more than in 2013.
| Wallingford Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $90,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Wallingford Center, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More young adults than Connecticut overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide). 17% of Wallingford Center residents are under 18. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 43% across Connecticut.
| Wallingford Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.6 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Wallingford Center | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
How healthy Wallingford Center is
Wallingford Center beats the Connecticut average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 34% of adults feel lonely in Wallingford Center.
| Wallingford Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 9.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wallingford Center | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wallingford Center has set aside 4.7% of its land for conservation
9.4 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Wallingford Center. The trail density in Wallingford Center is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Wallingford Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marcus Cooke Memorial Park | 1.3 mi | 46 |
| 2. Wharton Brook Natural Area Preserve | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 3. Wharton Brook State Park | 0.5 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wallingford Center
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Wallingford Center
About 6 of every 100 Wallingford Center residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
About Wallingford Center
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Wallingford Center is a historic district in the heart of Wallingford comprising the primary community in the town of Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It features a walkable downtown area lined with boutique shops, local eateries, and historic estates spanning Colonials, Victorians, and Cape Cods. Wallingford Center also benefits from transit connectivity, with the Wallingford Train Station serving the Hartford Line for commutes to New Haven, Hartford, along with access to New York City and Boston. Its location along I-91 and the Wilbur Cross Parkway provides residents with access to the broader Connecticut region, whether for work or recreation. As of the 2020 cen…
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- Area
- 7.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 131 ft
Wallingford Center’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Wallingford Center.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallingford Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wallingford | #53 | B+ | C− | A− | C+ | A |
| North Haven | #84 | B | D | C | B | A |
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Questions about Wallingford Center
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Is Wallingford Center, CT a good place to live?
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