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Cost of living in New Haven, Connecticut

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,488 a month.

New Haven is a city in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,851 a year.

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People
134,349
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,488
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$56,851
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$287,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,091
New Haven, CT MSA

New Haven, Connecticut has about 134,349 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $287,100.

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 New Haven'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 New Haven'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, 63 have higher typical rent than New Haven.

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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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.