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Moving to New Haven, CT
Yale, pizza wars, walkable.
Pop. 134kCost index 106.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,700/moMedian home $290kWalk score 79
New Haven (metro area) has an overall price level 106.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
106.0Housing index
117.0Groceries index (modeled)
101.5Utilities index (modeled)
100.9Electricity rate
30.5 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
101.2Median home value (est.)
$290,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,700/moConnecticut unemployment is 5.0% with median household income $96k.
Unemployment rate
5.0%Median household income
$96,049Per-capita income
$56,190Labor-force participation
66.1%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberNew Haven: median home value $290,000.
Home value
$290,000Rent
$1,700/moHomeownership rate
67.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
88/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowConnecticut 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.9%Per-pupil spending
$21,866Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
62.0%Notable universities
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