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    Moving to Middletown, CT

    Is Middletown a good place to live?

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    Middletown ranks #12 of 24 Connecticut cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (53/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 1.1% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $279,500
    +8.4% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,392
    per month
    Household income
    $73,979
    median
    Unemployment
    4.3%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Middletown

    The median home value in Middletown is $279,500 and median rent is $1,392 a month, against a median household income of $73,979. Homes cost about 3.8× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Middletown crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Connecticut the 2025 rate was 111 violent and 1,159 property crimes per 100,000 people — #46 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Middletown, CT

    Middletown has about 47,646 residents, 4.3% unemployment and 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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