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41.24° N · 73.18° W · GEOID 0977278

Trumbull Center

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Bridgeport, CT metro

ConnecticutTrumbull Center, CTTrumbull CenterTrumbull Center

The short answer

Trumbull Center is home to 10,264 people. Median household income is $123,708 a year and median rent is $2,307 a month, 22.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $486,000, about 3.9x annual median household income.

The story in Trumbull Center is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2020 and 2024: rent went from 19.1% to 22.4% of income. Also notable: High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 84% of places we track, yet 62% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

27OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Trumbull Center scores better than 27% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 55th of 65 in Connecticut.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%41
Economy 20%49
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%22
Education 10%84
Commute 10%13
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,307
69% above the median place
Median household income
$123,708
54% above the median place
Median home value
$486,000
52% above the median place
Unemployment
7.7%
57% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Trumbull Center

  • Life nearby18 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 87% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Trumbull Center

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region loses about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,054
Moved out14,218
Net−1,164

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bronx County, NY1,341353+988
New York County, NY468361+107
Queens County, NY544172+372
Kings County, NY440198+242

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$85K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greater Bridgeport Planning Region report $92,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $85,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$92,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,307 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,156 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $486,000.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 16.0% work from home; 5.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Preakness, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.4%
29% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$92,401
31% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$85,040
21% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTrumbull CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.4%29% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.7%35% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-4.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$92,40131% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$85,04021% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $9,248, 183% above the median place.

Trumbull Center22.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$92,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.4%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
3% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$98,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Trumbull Center, $2,307 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Trumbull Center, but easier on the budget

Places that match Trumbull Center on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Preakness, NJ9417.3% vs 22.4%$6,700Compare
Pearl River, NY9416.3% vs 22.4%$17,400Compare
Milltown, NJ9010.2% vs 22.4%$22,200Compare
Kendall Park, NJ9013.9% vs 22.4%$37,700Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$9,248
183% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.9%
109% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,156
69% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTrumbull CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,30769% above
Rent to income122.4%10% above
Property tax rate11.9%109% above
Home price to income13.9x3% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.96% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,39949% above
Property tax paid (median)1$9,248183% above
Median home value1$486,00052% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.8%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure63.9%24% above
Homeownership179.4%20% above
Renters paying 30%+161.8%22% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,15669% above
Vacant homes110.0%41% above
Median year built119651% below
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 22 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Nantucket, MA, Orange, CT and Port Jefferson Station, NY), unemployment here is higher: 7.7% against a typical 4.6%.

Mean commute1
33 min
31% above the median place
Unemployment1
7.7%
57% above the median place
Median household income1
$123,708
54% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$50,437 +26%
Poverty rate8.0% −26%
Works from home16.0% +28%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTrumbull CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$123,70854% above
Income per person1$50,43726% above
Unemployment17.7%57% above
Average annual pay5County figure$77,99318% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure115,62123% below
Poverty rate18.0%26% below
Mean commute133 min31% above
Works from home116.0%28% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.9, 18% above the median place.

Household size1
2.9
18% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
54.3%
69% above the median place
Born abroad1
20.0%
127% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband88.1% −5%
High school or higher94.9% +3%
Median age40.8 +5%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTrumbull CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population110,2644078th largest
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher154.3%69% above
High school or higher194.9%3% above
Household size12.918% above
Born abroad120.0%127% above
No health insurance1County figure8.6%34% above
Homes with broadband188.1%5% below
05

Life in Trumbull Center

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places we track.

Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.7 +25%
Playgrounds per 10k25.3 2.7×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.9 −83%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −5%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Weir Farm National Historical Park 14 miles
  • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 30 miles
  • Fire Island National Seashore 39 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.1 +1%
Shops25.1 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.7 +12%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
14.1
54% below the median place
Public schools10
91
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
50,880
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 17 schools and local life measures
MeasureTrumbull CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure91above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure50,880above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure13.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k7County figure25.117% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure22.712% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k812.725% above
Playgrounds per 10k825.3169% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k81.983% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails81.95% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site914.154% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles918above (median 2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 23.9, 61% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Trumbull Center. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk11
23.9
61% below the median place
Hurricane risk11
95.1
35% above the median place
Tornado risk11
41.7
49% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureTrumbull CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk11County figure91.81% below
Hurricane risk11County figure95.135% above
Tornado risk11County figure41.749% below
Wildfire risk11County figure23.961% below
Heat wave risk11County figure77.614% below
Median air quality index12Metro figure442% above
Good air days12Metro figure64.7%6% below
08

Trumbull Center in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Trumbull Center does better than 38% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 36%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,307/mo (2024)$2,940/mo$2,410 to $3,590/mo+4.1%
Median household income$123,708 (2024)$153,000$129,500 to $181,000+3.6%
Median home value$486,000 (2024)$691,000$501,000 to $951,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Trumbull Center

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Redland, MD$2,221$132,153Compare
West Freehold, NJ$2,144$130,800Compare
Pebble Creek, FL$2,320$110,085Compare
Corcoran, MN$2,219$133,423Compare
Corcoran, MNPebble Creek, FLWest Freehold, NJRedland, MDTrumbull Center, CTRedlandWest FreeholdPebble CreekCorcoranRedlandWest FreeholdPebble CreekCorcoran

Places built like Trumbull Center

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Trumbull Center performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Trumbull Center, CT22.4%0.4%/yrn/a
Nantucket, MA18.1%6.0%/yrn/aCompare
Orange, CT18.3%3.2%/yrn/aCompare
Port Jefferson Station, NY24.0%5.2%/yrn/aCompare
Abington, MA16.5%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
Pearl River, NY16.3%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
Nesconset, NY24.4%4.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Trumbull Center a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 27 out of 100, better than 27% of the places we rate and 55th of 65 in Connecticut. 18 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 87% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Trumbull Center expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $486,000.

What salary do you need to live in Trumbull Center?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $92,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Trumbull Center?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Redland, MD, West Freehold, NJ, Pebble Creek, FL and Corcoran, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Trumbull Center with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Trumbull Center itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/trumbull-center-connecticut

Citytistics. “Trumbull Center, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/trumbull-center-connecticut/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.