Meriden 06450

New Haven County, CT · 9,467 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

54affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
28.1%
stretched
Days on market
36
daily
Price cuts
19.9%
of active
Valuation
-33%
vs assessor
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63
/100
stable
warming · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

36/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 38d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)70
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)40

Seller-favored market in 06450. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 28.1% of median income. Median days on market: 38. Renting is approximately 19% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 14.3).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
WARMINGBALANCED

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices up 3.7% YoY.

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Median price
$319,862
▴ 3.7% YoY
Days on market
36
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,858
ZORI
Investor score
79/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
57
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-33.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$214,400
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
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Pricing detail
Price / sqft$140
Price-to-income4.6×

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How 06450 ranks in CT
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Affordability, supply & momentum

45SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply7.0 mo
Days on Market36d
Inv vs History+16.4%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %19.9%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply7
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,858
Price-to-rent14.3
Est. cap rate4.5%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score10
Transit score4
Bike score—

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New Haven County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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