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Cost of living in Wallingford Center, Connecticut

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,336 a month.

Wallingford Center is a Census community, not a separate city government in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $89,959 a year.

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People
18,208
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,336
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$89,959
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$319,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,091
New Haven, CT MSA

Wallingford Center, Connecticut has about 18,208 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $319,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $2,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wallingford Center. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the New Haven, CT metro area, prices sit at 104.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Connecticut taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Wallingford Center's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Connecticut home paid 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wallingford Center's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Connecticut in the table we use.

Among 139 places we list in Connecticut with a rent figure, 97 have higher typical rent than Wallingford Center.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.