Zip lookup · CT

06451
Meriden, Connecticut.

Meriden, New Haven County, CT · New Haven-Milford, CT metro · population 24,851

What it costs per month · 06451 $1,749/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,100 (+170%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $15,486 +5%
$317,763$333,249 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $111,398 +50%
$221,851$333,249 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 06451 $1,749 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 06451$1,749
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.

Typical home values in zip 06451 rose 4.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: 09170 100% · 09110 0%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Meriden, CT — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $1,964 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $333,249 as of Sep 2026
+4.9%year on year

Asking rent — 06451

Against the New Haven-Milford, CT metro and the national benchmark.

$1,900 $1,950 $2,000 $2,050 2026 06451 $1,964 New Haven $2,043 United States $1,932
$1,900 $1,950 $2,000 $2,050 2026
  • 06451$1,964
  • New Haven$2,043
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 06451

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 06451 $333,249 New Haven $406,204 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 06451$333,249
  • New Haven$406,204
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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2.6 06450 Meriden 35,694 $1,939 $319,941
4.7 06410 Cheshire 28,904 $2,760 $539,123
4.8 06479 Plantsville 10,286 $1,625 $424,812
5.4 06037 Berlin 19,173 — $457,482
5.5 06489 Southington 32,706 — $446,780
5.8 06492 Wallingford 44,498 $1,976 $426,307
5.8 06455 Middlefield 2,480 — $428,035
6.4 06481 Rockfall 1,763 — $406,509
7.3 06023 East Berlin 1,196 — $413,330
8.0 06052 New Britain 7,916 $1,704 $363,225
8.4 06712 Prospect 9,458 — $472,535
8.7 06705 Waterbury 25,266 $1,644 $268,073
8.7 06457 Middletown 46,720 $1,962 $365,655
8.7 06716 Wolcott 16,113 — $393,056
9.0 06051 New Britain 29,548 $1,651 $288,207
9.1 06422 Durham 7,208 — $508,122
9.2 06518 Hamden 20,126 $2,745 $397,112
9.3 06062 Plainville 17,555 $1,652 $344,344
9.6 06416 Cromwell 14,334 $2,395 $377,709
10.3 06053 New Britain 36,774 $1,631 $307,586
10.4 06706 Waterbury 15,551 $1,564 $283,201
11.1 06111 Newington 30,896 $2,556 $376,139
11.1 06472 Northford 6,363 — $501,675
11.2 06704 Waterbury 31,713 $1,498 $267,832
11.3 06473 North Haven 24,743 $2,727 $474,226
11.3 06010 Bristol 61,684 $1,650 $346,672
11.5 06702 Waterbury 2,946 $1,350 —
11.5 06067 Rocky Hill 20,872 $1,945 $409,597
11.7 06710 Waterbury 9,942 $1,560 $308,538
11.9 06524 Bethany 5,288 — $560,401

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.