New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole New Haven, CT Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, New Haven ranks 91st for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 57th for income. A household earns $89,645 a year while median rent runs $1,600/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 5% above the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is health (39th of 300), while cost of living is the soft spot (270th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 237th and home prices 205th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in New Haven, your take-home is worth about $55,412 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it less than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 57th of 300↑28.5%$89,645
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 270th of 300105 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $85,736
- Per-capita income
- $51,001
- Full-time pay
- $52,120
Housing
- Median rent
- 237th of 300↑39%$1,600/mo
- Home value
- 205th of 300↑52.5%$383,600
- Property tax
- $6,687/yr · 1.7%
- Sales tax
- 6.35%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 266th of 3006.2%
- Bachelor's+
- 55th of 30042.5%
- Avg commute
- 149th of 30024.1 min
People
- Population
- 576,718
- Median age
- 40.5 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 15.4%
- Broadband
- 93.6%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 80th of 30041
- Natural-hazard loss
- 175th of 300$14/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 39th of 30015.9%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 10.6%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Affordability
- + Household income
- + Education
- + Air quality
- + Health
Watch-outs
- – Cost of living
- – Rent
- – Home prices
- – Job market
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — new haven tweed ap.
What jobs pay in New Haven
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $246,130
- IT managers
- $169,720
- Financial managers
- $166,990
- Lawyers
- $166,080
- Pharmacists
- $141,290
- General & operations managers
- $134,450
- Software developers
- $133,040
- Registered nurses
- $104,490
- Civil engineers
- $102,690
- Accountants & auditors
- $94,960
- Web developers
- $89,800
- Police officers
- $82,170
- Elementary school teachers
- $79,820
- Secondary school teachers
- $79,800
- Plumbers
- $77,620
- Electricians
- $77,410
- Carpenters
- $65,750
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $61,040
- Construction laborers
- $60,350
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $58,740
- Customer service reps
- $47,490
- Waiters & waitresses
- $37,900
- Janitors
- $37,890
- Retail salespersons
- $35,950
- Cashiers
- $35,670
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
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New Haven metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the New Haven metro?
- Median gross rent across the New Haven, CT Metro Area is $1,600 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of New Haven.
- What is the median household income in the New Haven metro?
- A typical household in the New Haven, CT Metro Area earns $89,645 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is New Haven expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the New Haven, CT Metro Area runs about 5% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are higher than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the New Haven metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $85,736 (versus its face value of $89,645). CityLedger rates the New Haven, CT Metro Area moderately affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the New Haven metro?
- The median home value across the New Haven, CT Metro Area is $383,600 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the New Haven metro?
- The unemployment rate in the New Haven, CT Metro Area is 6.2% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).