Middletown, CT — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 06459, which falls in the Middletown area, reports a per-capita income of just $5,630 — a figure that points to a student-heavy or very low-income population rather than a settled workforce. That reading fits, since this ZIP covers Wesleyan University, where many residents are undergraduates with limited earnings. Combined sales tax here runs 6.35%, so everyday purchases carry a state and local levy that weighs on tight budgets. With income this far below statewide norms, households in 06459 have little discretionary spending power, and the sales tax takes a proportionally larger bite out of what they do spend.