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Cost of living in Meriden, Connecticut

Meriden, Connecticut has about 60,545 people. Typical rent is $1,294 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $71,253 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 #42 in Connecticut on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,294 a month.

Meriden is a city in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,253 a year.

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People
60,545
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,294
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$71,253
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$241,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,091
New Haven, CT MSA

Meriden, Connecticut has about 60,545 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $241,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (New Haven, CT MSA) is $2,091 a month. That rate 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 Meriden'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 Meriden'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, 99 have higher typical rent than Meriden.

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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.