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Cost of living in Branford Center, Connecticut

Branford Center, Connecticut has about 6,305 people. Typical rent is $1,459 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $74,150 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #54 in Connecticut on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,459 a month.

Branford Center is a Census community, not a separate city government in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $74,150 a year.

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People
6,305
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,459
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$74,150
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$330,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,091
New Haven, CT MSA

Branford Center, Connecticut has about 6,305 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $330,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $2,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Branford Center. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the New Haven, CT metro area, prices sit at 104.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Connecticut taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Branford Center's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Connecticut home paid 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Branford Center's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Connecticut in the table we use.

Among 139 places we list in Connecticut with a rent figure, 69 have higher typical rent than Branford Center.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.