The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 06422 sells for about $420,946, or $268 per square foot.
Prices are up +20.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 34 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,154 a month.
ZIP 06422 — Durham
The Durham housing market shows strong demand with a high sale-to-list ratio of 105% and a significant year-over-year price increase of 20.1%. Inventory remains tight with only 20 active units, driving competitive conditions for buyers. Median rent and specific tax figures were not available for this ZIP code.
This ZIP is well-suited for family buyers and those seeking a quiet, small-town New England lifestyle with the flexibility to commute to larger regional employment centers.
Median prices moved up 20.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 34 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 105% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.6% · poverty 3.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 06422, Middlesex County, CT
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The area is served by Regional School District 13, which is generally characterized as providing quality public education for the community.
The area maintains a quiet, rural-residential character with ongoing interest in custom home construction on available land lots.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Connecticut) — Municipal Real Property Tax Assessment & Mill Rate Mechanics: Under C.G.S. § 12-62a, all taxable real property is assessed uniformly at a mandatory 70% assessment ratio of its fair market value (FMV). Real property tax is computed annually using the formula: Assessed Value = Fair Market Value × 0.
Residents typically commute via Route 17 to reach employment hubs in Middletown, New Haven, and Hartford.
The area offers access to local parks, natural scenery, and proximity to town center amenities, with broader shopping and dining available in nearby Middletown.
The local economy is primarily residential with proximity to the broader Hartford-New Haven regional labor market.
Transportation relies on personal vehicle use via state highway corridors like Route 17.
Development activity is largely focused on individual custom residential builds on existing lots.
Parcels are served by Regional School District 13 and local municipal utility and service districts.
Data sourced from Census Reporter and ZipDataMaps; specific ACS fields not fully published for this ZCTA.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
Local hub for community services and small-scale retail.
Key-figure check: median price diverges 28.0% from the nearest retained anchor (prior refresh cycle) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Validation: the flagged $539,000 (+28% vs the prior refresh cycle) could not be independently corroborated and was reverted to the prior cycle value pending review; the case is under review in the Command Center.