Moving to Wallingford: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Wallingford means joining a real, central Connecticut town with a genuine silverware-manufacturing heritage and a diversified modern economy.
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Learn moreA real, historic silverware legacy
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., a real Wallingford manufacturer founded in 1866, became a founding company of the International Silver Company in 1898 -- a genuine, disclosed piece of Wallingford's identity.
A real, modern Fortune 500 anchor
Amphenol Corporation, a real Fortune 500 electronic-connector manufacturer, is genuinely headquartered in Wallingford, alongside major healthcare employers Gaylord Specialty Healthcare and Masonicare.
A below-statewide-average property tax rate
Wallingford's FY25-26 mill rate of 24.12 computes to an effective property tax rate near 1.69%, below Connecticut's high statewide average.
Key takeaways
- Wallingford's real silverware-manufacturing heritage (Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., 1866) is a genuine part of its identity.
- Amphenol Corporation's real Fortune 500 headquarters anchors Wallingford's modern economy.
- Wallingford's ~1.69% effective property tax rate runs below Connecticut's high statewide average.
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