Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in New Haven County, CT clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in New Haven County, CT. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in New Haven County, CT

No ZIP in New Haven County, CTclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
06704
Waterbury, CT
$264,013
HavenScore: 34
2
06705
Waterbury, CT
$267,538
HavenScore: 37
3
06706
Waterbury, CT
$282,165
HavenScore: 33
4
06513
New Haven, CT
$298,931
HavenScore: 35
5
06519
New Haven, CT
$302,446
HavenScore: 31
6
06708
Waterbury, CT
$302,616
HavenScore: 44
7
06710
Waterbury, CT
$305,992
HavenScore: 31
8
06450
Meriden, CT
$319,862
HavenScore: 43
9
06451
Meriden, CT
$333,732
HavenScore: 36
10
06418
Derby, CT
$345,835
HavenScore: 36

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in New Haven County, CT clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in New Haven County, CT. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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