Living in Wallingford
In Wallingford, the median gross salary is €4,568 a month (2024).
At the end of 2024, unemployment in Wallingford reached 4.65%. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 2.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Less recorded crime than 92% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other American city that publishes it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Wallingford?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 1,234 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 470 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official |
Is Wallingford a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
Wallingford 4.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 4,568 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked9Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.65 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Wallingford?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,540 |
| Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year | − €1,234 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above | incl. |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €2,224 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wallingford. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wallingford. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
The city's crime rate was 468.3 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 468.3 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 25 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official |
Mobility and administration
Wallingford's nearest airport was HVN, 22 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wallingford. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Wallingford's monthly mean temperatures were −2.3°C in January and 22.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 77.5 mm in January and 85.9 mm in July. Peak PM2.5 concentration was 17.4 µg/m³.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Wallingford 2.3
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 2.32 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.78 · Feb 3.94 · Mar 8.61 · Apr 15.5 · May 21.33 · Jun 25.94 · Jul 28.89 · Aug 28 · Sep 24.11 · Oct 17.56 · Nov 11.11 · Dec 5.39 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information13Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7.39 · Feb -6.56 · Mar -2.11 · Apr 3.22 · May 8.78 · Jun 13.89 · Jul 16.94 · Aug 16.17 · Sep 12 · Oct 5.44 · Nov 0.056 · Dec -4.17 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information13Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.28 · Feb -1.28 · Mar 3.22 · Apr 9.33 · May 15.06 · Jun 19.94 · Jul 22.94 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 18.06 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 5.56 · Dec 0.611 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information13Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 77.47 · Feb 74.42 · Mar 102.9 · Apr 104.9 · May 88.39 · Jun 102.9 · Jul 85.85 · Aug 89.92 · Sep 108.7 · Oct 114 · Nov 85.34 · Dec 104.6 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information13Official · parent municipality |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 17.4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 5.89 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 15.66 % | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,851 people | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 44,353 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official |
Alternatives for people set on Wallingford
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Cheshire as a Wallingford alternative in the same region
8 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Cheshire vs 2.3 µg/m³ Wallingford+160%
- Median gross pay, city: €5,999 Cheshire vs €4,568 Wallingford+31%
- Unemployment: 3.4% Cheshire vs 4.6% Wallingford−28%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 398 Cheshire vs 468 Wallingford−15%
- Foreign residents: 12.0% Cheshire vs 15.7% Wallingford−23%
Cities near Wallingford
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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How does Wallingford compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wallingford when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideIs Wallingford part of New Haven?
Wallingford is in the published commuting zone of New Haven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. New Haven city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source16
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Wallingford?
The unemployment rate is 4.65 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Wallingford?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 2.32 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).
How safe is Wallingford?
Police recorded 468.3 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many foreign residents live in Wallingford?
2,851 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.
Is Wallingford a good place to live?
Wallingford may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Wallingford part of New Haven?
Wallingford is in the published commuting zone of New Haven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Wallingford?
New Haven, North Haven, Cheshire, Cheshire Village, Meriden are near Wallingford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
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- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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