New Haven County · Connecticut · Northeast · 134k residents
New Haven, CT: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on New Haven: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Connecticut median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,538/wk. Connecticut's corporate income tax rate is 7.5%. Commercial electricity averages 21.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,538/wk
Corporate income tax
7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
38.9%
Commercial electricity
21.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast New Haven's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
38/100
Steady
Ranks New Haven's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $287,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $230 |
| Property tax rate | 1.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,320/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,566/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.91% |
| Sales tax | 6.35% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,538/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 21.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 36.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $134,120 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $102,740 |
| Wage: General manager | $137,220 |
| Wage: Customer service | $48,090 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $40,590 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,490 |
| Wage: Electrician | $77,540 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $36,490 |
| Cost of living index | 102 |
| Groceries index | 106 |
| Utilities | $245/mo |
| Transit pass | $75/mo |
| Gas price | $3.35/gal |
| Healthcare index | 105 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,350/mo |
| Median household income | $56,851 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 134k |
| Crime index | 27/100 |
| School rating | 7.8/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 95/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 180 days |
| July high | 82°F |
| January low | 23°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +5.7% |
| Home price MoM | +0.3% |
| Rent YoY | +1.2% |
| Rent MoM | +0.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.2% |
| Building permits YoY | +20.7% |
| Ocean coast | 4 mi |
| Big lake | 30 mi |
| Mountains | 89 mi |
| Major airport | 46 mi |
| Ski resort | 88 mi |
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- Is New Haven a good place to run a business?
- Connecticut's corporate income tax rate is 7.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,538/wk; commercial electricity averages 21.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in New Haven, CT?
- New Haven indexes at 102 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,566/mo and a acs median home value of $287,100.
- How much does a house cost in New Haven?
- The acs median home value in New Haven is $287,100 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in New Haven?
- A two-bedroom in New Haven rents for about $1,566/mo.