Population
Wheaton
53,453
Wethersfield
27,180
Median Income
Wheaton
$119,566
Wethersfield
$118,523
Home Value
Wheaton
$447,700
Wethersfield
$300,500
Rent
Wheaton
$1,731
Wethersfield
$1,303
Crime Rate
Wheaton
0.51
Wethersfield
0.59
Cost of Living
Wheaton
177.6
Wethersfield
162.4
Avg Temp
Wheaton
N/A
Wethersfield
N/A
Unemployment
Wheaton
3.5%
Wethersfield
3.3%
How Similar Are Wheaton & Wethersfield?
Wethersfield is Wheaton's #25 most similar city
6 of 9 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Wheaton
53,453
Wethersfield
27,180
Wheaton has a 49% larger population than Wethersfield.
Violent Crime
Wheaton
0.51
Wethersfield
0.59
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 8% difference.
Property Crime
Wheaton
5.41
Wethersfield
13.70
Wethersfield's property crime is significantly higher than Wheaton's — 60% difference.
Unemployment
Wheaton
3.5%
Wethersfield
3.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Wheaton
$119,566
Wethersfield
$118,523
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Wheaton
$447,700
Wethersfield
$300,500
Wheaton has a 33% higher home values than Wethersfield.
Education
Wheaton
42.8%
Wethersfield
39.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 8% difference.
Demographics
Wheaton
80.5%
Wethersfield
81.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Wheaton
177.6
Wethersfield
162.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
6 out of 9 key metrics match within 10%. Wheaton and Wethersfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Wethersfield
Wheaton leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Wethersfield leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDWethersfield scores 170.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 232.9 in Wheaton. Wheaton scores 126.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 181.2 in Wethersfield. Wethersfield has a living wage (1 adult) of $71,442 vs $78,162 in Wheaton (9% lower).
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Housing Market — Wethersfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWheaton has a median home value of $447,700 vs $300,500 in Wethersfield (49% higher). Wethersfield has a median rent of $1,303 vs $1,731 in Wheaton (33% lower). Wethersfield has a median property tax of $7,324 vs $9,332 in Wheaton (27% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Wheaton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWheaton: 27,792 vs Wethersfield: 15,011 for labor force. Wheaton has a work from home of 24.0% compared to 16.5% in Wethersfield. Wheaton has a government sector of 46.6% compared to 41.5% in Wethersfield.
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Crime & Safety — Wheaton leads
Source: FBI UCRWheaton has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.41 in Wethersfield. Wheaton has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 5.41 compared to 13.70 in Wethersfield. Wheaton has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 4.25 compared to 10.42 in Wethersfield.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauWheaton has a bachelor's degree or higher of 42.8% compared to 39.4% in Wethersfield. Wethersfield has a high school diploma or higher of 53.6% compared to 50.4% in Wheaton.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWheaton has a population of 53,453, about 2x the size of Wethersfield (27,180). Wheaton skews younger with a median age of 37.6 vs 44.1.
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Wheaton
Wethersfield
Healthcare — Wheaton leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareWheaton: 3.8 vs Wethersfield: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Wheaton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWheaton has a public transit of 4.6% compared to 0.6% in Wethersfield. Wheaton has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.3% in Wethersfield. Wheaton has a work from home of 24.0% compared to 16.5% in Wethersfield.
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