Area data
Middletown, CT — ZIP 06459
Population: 1,238 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 307.7 (+3.7% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,330/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,530/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,930/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,310/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,630/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 29.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Durham Meadows (5.3 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 61.0°F
- Average low
- 45.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 41.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 178
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 25
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 177
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site (38 mi)
- National parks include
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Weir Farm National Historical Park, New England National Scenic Trail
- Airports within 30 mi
- 28
- Nearest airport
- Maplewood Farm Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 33
- Hospitals include
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, WATERBURY HOSPITAL, LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.9 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 171
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 78.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 06459?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,930/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 06459?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 06459?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 06459?
- Good. Median AQI: 40. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 06459?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.6 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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