Population & age
- Total population
- 28,041
- Median age
- 52.9
New Haven County · Population 28,041
Branford Center, CT (ZIP 06405) sits in New Haven County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 6.0%. NCES lists 5 schools serving the area, 5 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $39,961. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $124,334, well above the ~$45K national average per return. FEMA has issued 36 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 31.3% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $94,558, fair market rent of $2,020 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $451,818, up 6.3% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,410
/month
1 Bed
$1,630
/month
2 Bed
$2,020
/month
3 Bed
$2,500
/month
4 Bed
$2,950
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$451,818
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+6.3%
vs. March 2025
+47.8%
vs. March 2021
New Haven-Milford, CT
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
Tax returns filed
15,720
Average AGI
$124,334
Avg property tax
$1,096
EITC participation
6.6%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$950
Avg charitable contribution
$975
Avg capital gains
$8,607
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $1954.5M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
989
Total employment
13,892
Annual payroll
$789.9M
Average annual pay
$56,858
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
FDIC-insured bank branches
10
Strong banking access
Multiple institutions and offices within easy reach of residents.
Total deposits
$1.3B
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
10
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federally funded health-center sites
3
Multiple health-center sites
A handful of federally funded community health centers serve residents — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas.
FQHC sites
3
federally qualified
Look-Alike sites
0
FQHC equivalents
Avg hours / week
41.7
across sites in this ZIP
Sites in this ZIP
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.
Public EV charging stations
27
Excellent EV charging coverage
Among the densest EV-charging ZIPs in the country — typical of urban cores, dense retail corridors, or designated EV transit hubs.
Level 2 ports
43
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
2
Multiple library outlets
Several public-library outlets within the ZIP, giving residents real choice in branch hours, programming, and walk-in distance.
Buildings
2
2 central
Avg hours / week
57.2
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
16,750
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federally Declared Disasters
36
Date Range
1978–2024
Most Recent Declaration
HAWTHORNE FIRE
Fire — declared October 24, 2024 (DR-5542)
Incident period: October 21, 2024
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
5
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
8
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
32
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
14
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
41
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
156
Unhealthy
Primary pollutant
Ozone
206 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on New Haven County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
7,774
That is roughly 426 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
—
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
—
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
—
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
—
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
85
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,760
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
—
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
—
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
54%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.4% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on New Haven data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
31.3% of New Haven County, CT residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.23
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
—
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.79
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 4.9% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in New Haven County, CT for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
30.4%
2.6pp below the 33.0% national rate.
34.6%
2.6pp above the 32.0% national rate.
20.3%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
82.4%
6.4pp above the 76.0% national rate.
6.0%
7.0pp below the 13.0% national rate.
9.9%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
5 schools serve this ZIP, including 5 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Walsh Intermediate School | Public | 5–8 | 824 |
| Branford High School | Public | 9–12 | 779 |
| Mary R. Tisko School | Public | 0–4 | 330 |
| Mary T. Murphy School | Public | 0–4 | 325 |
| John B. Sliney School | Public | 0–4 | 243 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$39,961
Median earnings (10 yr)
$36,775
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Branford Center, CT (ZIP 06405) sits in New Haven County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 6.0%. NCES lists 5 schools serving the area, 5 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $39,961. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $124,334, well above the ~$45K national average per return. FEMA has issued 36 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 31.3% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $94,558, fair market rent of $2,020 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $451,818, up 6.3% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 20.3%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
30.4%, which is 2.6 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
20.3%, which is 1.7 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
34.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
5 schools serve this ZIP, including 5 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 06405 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 1 high school serves this ZIP: Branford High School. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
28,041 people live in ZIP 06405, with a median age of 52.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$94,558 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 06405, 67.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 32.3% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 06405, 13.7% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.5% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
6.7% of the population in ZIP 06405 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
92.6% of households in ZIP 06405 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 06405 is $451,818, up 6.3% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 6.3% over the past year and up 47.8% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 06405 (Branford Center, CT) is $124,334 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 06405 report an average of $1,096 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
11.5% of tax returns from ZIP 06405 (Branford Center, CT) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 989 business establishments operated in ZIP 06405 employing 13,892 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 06405 is $56,858, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 36 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 06405 between 1978–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 06405, accounting for 11 of 36 declarations (31%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 06405 was "HAWTHORNE FIRE" — a fire declared in 2024 (DR-5542) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 06405 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Branford Academy Of Hair & Cosmetology, Wesleyan University, and Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $39,961 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $36,775 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (5 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (36 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (36 on record).
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.