The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 06451 sells for about $344,900, or $229 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.22% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 45 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,213 a month.
ZIP 06451 — Meriden
The 06451 housing market is characterized by stable home values and a competitive environment for buyers. While inventory remains constrained, the market continues to see steady activity with homes selling near asking price.
This ZIP code is suitable for a mix of residents including families and commuters, given its central location in Connecticut and proximity to major regional employment hubs.
Median prices moved up 2.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 45 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 102% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 8.6% · poverty 13.3% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 06451, New Haven 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.
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.
The rental market in 06451 shows a year-over-year decline in median rent of approximately 10.03%, with 34 active rental listings reported.
The local economy is integrated into the broader Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford statistical area, with a diverse mix of industries.
The area is served by regional highway corridors typical of central Connecticut, facilitating commutes to nearby employment centers.
Data sourced from general Meriden city-level census profiles; specific ZCTA-level ACS tables not fully available.
- Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park4.28.9 mi
- Quassy Amusement & Waterpark4.517 mi
- Funcity Trampoline and Adventure Park4.212.9 mi
- Brownstone Adventure Sports Park4.49.5 mi
- Spare Time Bristol4.411.9 mi
- Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park4.28.9 mi
- Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field4.418.5 mi
- Connecticut Convention Center4.517.4 mi
- PeoplesBank Arena4.317.6 mi
- Toyota Oakdale Theater4.46.2 mi
- Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park4.28.9 mi
- AMC Plainville 204.49.5 mi
- Wadsworth Falls State Park4.57 mi
- Cinemark North Haven and XD4.512.7 mi
- Brownstone Adventure Sports Park4.49.5 mi
- Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park4.28.9 mi
- Yale Peabody Museum4.816.2 mi
- Yale University Art Gallery4.816.9 mi
- The Mark Twain House & Museum4.717 mi
- Connecticut Science Center4.617.5 mi
- Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort CT45.1 mi
- Wadsworth Falls State Park4.57 mi
- Sleeping Giant State Park4.79.1 mi
- Hubbard Park4.71 mi
- Dinosaur State Park4.511.6 mi
- Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market4.36.2 mi
- TPC River Highlands4.711.4 mi
- Lyman Orchards Golf Club4.26.6 mi
- Stanley Golf Course SGC4.311.8 mi
- The VUE CT3.711.4 mi
- Stew Leonard's4.69.2 mi
- Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market4.36.2 mi
- Brass Mill Center3.910.5 mi
- Meriden Mall3.91.1 mi
- Bradley International Airport4.428.5 mi
- Tweed New Haven Airport3.619.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.