ZIP Code 06418

In ZIP code 06418, near New Haven, households bring in a median of $78,542 a year, with per-capita income at $46,718. A median home value of $258,500 sets the scale of what buyers here tend to take on. Sales tax adds up to 6.35 percent on purchases, a cost that quietly trims spending power over the course of a year. Weighing those earnings against housing prices and everyday taxes gives a clearer sense of how far a paycheck stretches in this part of Connecticut, where income and costs move together but rarely leave much slack.