New Haven, Connecticut
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching New Haven.
Key figures
Each metric shows how New Haven compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 135,081City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $46,000Incorporated place (ACS)41% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 108ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)8% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $260,000City limits (ACS)14% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,450City limits (ACS)8% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.6%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 22 min12% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 6851% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 62launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Property crime rate
- 52launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Summer high
- 82°F5.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 22°F12.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 48 in46% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 19626% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare New Haven with another city
New Haven (pop. 135,081) sits in Connecticut. Median household income is roughly $46,000, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 108 — close to the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Budget for median rents around $1,450 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
New Haven is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare New Haven with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Coastal New England seasons and Northeast corridor job links frame the market. The normals show about 48 inches of rain and 196 sunny days across a typical year. Plan on roughly 22 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 68. Unemployment recently ran near 4.6%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Crime figures here are a directional launch estimate pending a live FBI Crime Data Explorer pull — not yet a per-100k rate, so treat it as a rough signal rather than a citywide index.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (curated seed)
- BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics (curated seed)
- Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer (curated seed)
- Climate: NOAA Climate Normals (curated seed)
Last updated 2026-07-28
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