ZIP 06451 · Meriden, Connecticut
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
24,851 people call ZIP 06451 home.
24,851
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 29% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,213
a month. Connecticut's median is $1,488.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$1,047–$1,571
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,213 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 93% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–0.6% to the 10,900 homes here.
44–69
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 35% less than Connecticut's.
$239,800
median home value in ZIP 06451.
- $239,800 ZIP 06451
- $366,900 Connecticut
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year