Wallingford, Connecticut town records

Q: How do I look up who owns a property in Wallingford?

Use the property search of the Assessor's Office: https://gis.vgsi.com/wallingfordct/

In Wallingford, deeds are recorded by the Town Clerk; property values come from the Assessor; court files are split between the Clerk, Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven and the Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 7 at Meriden.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Wallingford records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Town Clerk³	Search deeds¹Free search, fee for copies	$1.00 per page (statutory town clerk fee, CGS 7-34a)²
Property values and owners	Assessor's Office³	Property search⁴	—
Property tax bills	Tax Collection Office³	Tax bill search⁵Fee charged	—
Court cases	Clerk, Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven⁶ Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 7 at Meriden⁶	Connecticut Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven⁷ Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 7 at Meriden⁸	Superior Court clerk: copies $1 per page; certifying under seal $2 (CGS 52-259)⁹
Marriage records	Town Clerk¹	—	Certified copy fee: $20.00 per copy; cash or check only¹⁰
Divorce records	Connecticut Superior Court where the divorce was granted (Judicial District of New Haven for Wallingford)¹¹	—	—
Birth certificates	Town Clerk¹	—	$20.00 long form (must have long form for passports); checks payable to Wallingford Town Clerk¹²
Death certificates	Town Clerk¹	—	$20.00 a copy; cash or check only¹³
Probate and wills	Wallingford Probate Court¹⁶	Search probate cases¹⁴	$5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per additional page (statewide statutory fee)¹⁵
Business names (DBA)	Town Clerk³	—	Trade names $20 filing fee (Town Clerk)¹

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Wallingford are recorded by the Town Clerk (Land Records).³

Online search: recordhub.cottsystems.com/…¹Free search, fee for copies
Cost: Index: free with an account ("Land Record - No Subscription Fee"); images and printing: paid subscription plan; prints $2.00 per page¹
Who runs it: Cott Systems RECORDhub¹

Copy fee: $1.00 per page (statutory town clerk fee, CGS 7-34a)²
Certified copy fee: $2.00 per certification (CGS 7-34a)²
How to order: In person at the Town Clerk, Room #108 (recordings until 4:45 PM), or view/print through RECORDhub¹
Records held: Land records including deeds, liens and releases; maps and surveys; military discharges; trade names¹

How deeds work in Connecticut

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Assessor's Office sets property values³; the Tax Collection Office bills and collects the tax³.

Property search: gis.vgsi.com/wallingfordct (Real Estate Property Record Database, Vision Government Solutions)⁴
Tax bill search: mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do (online tax bill portal; payment fees apply)⁵
Parcel map (GIS): wallingford.mapxpress.net/edc (GIS for industrial/commercial properties); tax parcel maps page wallingfordct.gov/…⁴
Appealing a value: Board of Assessment Appeals, contact (203) 294-2001; current application: wallingfordct.gov/…; meeting dates: wallingfordct.gov/…¹⁷
Records at assessor: List abstracts, real estate property cards, records of real estate sales transactions⁴
Revaluation: Last revaluation 2024; next 2029⁴

How property tax works in Connecticut

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Connecticut Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven	State trial court. The Judicial Branch look-up covers civil, family, criminal, motor vehicle, housing and small claims cases; how cases divide between this location and the other one is not stated.	Clerk, Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven (state court)	jud.ct.gov/jud2.htm Judicial Branch Case Look-up (civil, family, housing, small claims at civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov; criminal/motor vehicle)⁷
Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 7 at Meriden	State trial court. The Judicial Branch look-up covers civil, family, criminal, motor vehicle, housing and small claims cases; how cases divide between this location and the other one is not stated.	Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 7 at Meriden	jud.ct.gov/crim.htm Judicial Branch criminal/motor vehicle look-up⁸

Town to court: Wallingford: Judicial District New Haven; G.A. 7; juvenile matters at New Haven⁶
Fees: Superior Court clerk: copies $1 per page; certifying under seal $2 (CGS 52-259)⁹

How Connecticut courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Town Clerk (Vital Statistics).¹

Marriage license: $50; by appointment only, Mon-Fri 10:00 AM-4:00 PM; couple appears in person with completed worksheet¹
Waiting period: From Oct. 1, 2026: minimum 48 hours between application and issuance¹
Certified copy fee: $20.00 per copy; cash or check only¹⁰
How to order: By mail with request form, copy of photo ID and payment to Wallingford Town Clerk¹⁰

Connecticut marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Connecticut Superior Court where the divorce was granted (Judicial District of New Haven for Wallingford); the State Vital Records Office keeps no decrees¹¹

Connecticut divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Kept by the Town Clerk (Vital Statistics).¹

Fee: $20.00 long form (must have long form for passports); checks payable to Wallingford Town Clerk¹²
Eligibility: Self, child, grandchild/grandparent, parent, spouse, or legal representative (documentation required); proof of relationship required¹²
How to order: Mail form with copy of photo ID and payment¹²

Ordering a Connecticut birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Town Clerk (Vital Statistics).¹

Fee: $20.00 a copy; cash or check only¹³
How to order: Mail form with copy of photo ID and payment to Wallingford Town Clerk¹³

Ordering a Connecticut death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Wallingford Probate Court (PD-17).¹⁶

Online search: ctprobate.gov/case-lookup¹⁴
About this search: Probate Case Lookup (decedent estates and trusts from Jan. 5, 2011)¹⁴

Copy fee: $5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per additional page (statewide statutory fee)¹⁵
Certified copy fee: $5 per certified copy for the first two pages + $2 per page after the second¹⁸
Uniform fees: Probate fees are uniform statewide¹⁹

Finding a will or probate case in Connecticut

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Town Clerk (Land Records).³

Fee: Trade names $20 filing fee (Town Clerk)¹

Voter records

Kept by the Registrar of Voters.³

Check your registration: Voter Registration Lookup (Secretary of the State) dir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx²⁰

Historical records

Wallingford incorporated 1670; Borough of Wallingford (1853) consolidated with the Town effective January 1, 1958²¹

Good to know about Wallingford records

Wallingford's land-record index can be viewed online free of charge (account required) through Cott RECORDhub; images and printing need a paid plan.¹
The Town Clerk also runs elections duties (absentee ballots) alongside land and vital records.¹
The Assessor's Office keeps records of real estate sales transactions open to the public.⁴
Wallingford's probate court serves only Wallingford and sits in Town Hall.¹⁶

Office addresses, phones and hours

Town Clerk (Land Records)

Address: 45 South Main Street, Room #108, Wallingford, CT 06492 (Town Hall)¹
Mail: Wallingford Town Clerk, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492¹²
Phone: (203) 294-2145; fax (203) 294-2150¹
Email: [email protected]²²
Hours: Mon thru Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; recordings until 4:45 PM¹
Website: wallingfordct.gov/…³

Town Clerk (Vital Statistics)

Address: 45 South Main Street, Room #108, Wallingford, CT 06492¹
Mail: Wallingford Town Clerk, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492¹³
Phone: (203) 294-2145¹
Email: [email protected]²²
Hours: Mon thru Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; marriage licenses by appointment only Mon-Fri 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM¹
Website: wallingfordct.gov/…¹

Assessor's Office

Address: 45 South Main Street, Room #101, Wallingford, CT 06492⁴
Phone: (203) 294-2001; fax (203) 294-2003⁴
Email: [email protected]¹⁷
Hours: Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm⁴
Website: wallingfordct.gov/…³

Tax Collection Office

Address: 45 South Main Street, Room #209, Wallingford, CT 06492⁵
Mail: Town of Wallingford, P. O. Box 5003, Wallingford, CT 06492 (payments)⁵
Phone: (203) 294-2135; fax (203) 294-2137⁵
Hours: Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm (public and telephone)⁵
Website: wallingfordct.gov/…³

Clerk, Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven (state court)

Address: 235 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510 (Judicial District at New Haven); also Judicial District at Meriden, 54 W. Main Street, Meriden 06451⁶
Phone: (203) 503-6800 (New Haven); (203) 238-6666 (Meriden)⁶
Website: jud.ct.gov/directory/JudDir.pdf⁶

Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 7 at Meriden

Address: 54 West Main Street, Meriden, CT 06451⁶
Phone: (203) 238-6130⁶
Website: jud.ct.gov/directory/JudDir.pdf⁶

Wallingford Probate Court (PD-17)

Address: Town Hall, 45 South Main Street, Room 114, Wallingford, CT 06492¹⁶
Phone: (203) 294-2100; fax (203) 294-2109¹⁶
Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 - 5:00¹⁶
Website: ctprobate.gov/…¹⁶

Registrar of Voters

Address: 45 South Main Street, Room #211, Wallingford, CT 06492²⁰
Phone: (203) 294-2125²⁰
Email: [email protected]²³
Hours: Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm²⁰
Website: wallingfordct.gov/…³

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Wallingford?

The Town Clerk (Land Records) keeps deed records. To order copies: In person at the Town Clerk, Room #108 (recordings until 4:45 PM), or view/print through RECORDhub. Plain copies: $1.00 per page (statutory town clerk fee, CGS 7-34a). Certified copies: $2.00 per certification (CGS 7-34a).³¹²

Can I search Wallingford land records online for free?

Yes, searching is free; copies cost extra. Index: free with an account ("Land Record - No Subscription Fee"); images and printing: paid subscription plan; prints $2.00 per page. The official search: recordhub.cottsystems.com/…¹

How much is a birth certificate in Wallingford?

$20.00 long form (must have long form for passports); checks payable to Wallingford Town Clerk.¹²

Where do I get a divorce decree in Wallingford?

Connecticut Superior Court where the divorce was granted (Judicial District of New Haven for Wallingford); the State Vital Records Office keeps no decrees.¹¹

How do I look up who owns a property in Wallingford?

Use the property search of the Assessor's Office: gis.vgsi.com/wallingfordct⁴

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Wallingford office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 24 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Town ClerkTown of Wallingford
CGS Chapter 92 (town clerks; sec. 7-34a fees)Connecticut General Assembly
DepartmentsTown of Wallingford
Assessor's OfficeTown of Wallingford
Tax Collection OfficeTown of Wallingford
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
CGS Chapter 901 (court fees, sec. 52-259)Connecticut General Assembly
Request for a Certified Copy of a Marriage License (mail form)Town of Wallingford
Divorce (Vital Records)Connecticut Department of Public Health
Request for a Certified Copy of a Birth Certificate (mail form)Town of Wallingford
Request for a Certified Copy of a Death Certificate (mail form)Town of Wallingford
Probate Case LookupConnecticut Probate Courts
CGS Chapter 801b (Probate Court fees)Connecticut General Assembly
Wallingford Probate Court (PD-17)Connecticut Probate Courts
Assessor's Office
CGS Chapter 801b (Sec. 45a-109), probate copy feesConnecticut General Assembly
Fees, Expenses & CalculatorsConnecticut Probate Courts
Registrar of VotersTown of Wallingford
HistoryTown of Wallingford
Town Clerk
Registrar of Voters
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau