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About Meriden
City in Connecticut, United StatesMeriden ( MAIR-ə-din) is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven and Hartford. The city is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. In 2020, the population of the city was 60,850.
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Housing in Meriden
The typical Meriden home is worth about $328,000, up 4.5% in a year, 27% below the Connecticut typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Meriden
Safety Grade C+
Meriden reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
Schools in Meriden
All Meriden schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Meriden’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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