Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Wallingford’s subject grades is an A+ for history; the weakest is a C− for schools. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 1 have a lower July high than Wallingford. 34% of the land in Wallingford is conserved, against 14% in Vermont’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Green Mountain National Forest, 8,181 acres with 11.9 miles of trail. Wallingford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wallingford beats most towns.
Census counts: 536 in 1790, 2,129 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1800 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Wallingford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wallingford. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
33 mi LakeLake George
15 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
38 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
38 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
11 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft verticalFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wallingford, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Wallingford.
36 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. At 0.9 miles per square mile, Wallingford’s trail density is where Vermont’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area | 16.7 mi | 5,996 |
| 2. Green Mountain National Forest | 11.9 mi | 8,181 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Mill River Unified Union School District #52. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallingford Village SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 122 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Wallingford for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Wallingford has lost 82 jobs, to 254 in 2023. 7% of residents live below the poverty line in Wallingford.
| Wallingford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 16% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wallingford beats the Vermont average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 38% of Wallingford adults have high blood pressure. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Wallingford.
| Wallingford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wallingford | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.7% |
| More adults with obesity | 35.9% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Wallingford home is worth about $307,000, about the same as a year ago, 22% below the Vermont typical home. Wallingford’s median rent is $891 a month.
| Wallingford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $891 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wallingford has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Wallingford is 9°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wallingford.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Wallingford; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Wallingford residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Where Wallingford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Wallingford on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Wallingford.
Town in Vermont, United States
Wallingford is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2020 census. Wallingford also contains the villages of East Wallingford and South Wallingford.
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4 towns share a border with Wallingford.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallingford | — | — | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Clarendon | — | — | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Mount Holly | — | — | D | — | C− | B+ |
| Tinmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shrewsbury | — | — | C− | — | C− | A |
Wallingford, Clarendon, Mount Holly and Shrewsbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wallingford, Clarendon, Mount Holly and Shrewsbury report no FBI crime data of their own. Tinmouth isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wallingford with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($68,616 across the Rutland, VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
4 notable people were born here, including Heloise Brainerd and Alvin Jewett Johnson.
