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Tolland County · Connecticut

ZIP code 06250

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 06250 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
4,780

ZCTA residents

Median income
$103,333

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$286,500

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.35%

Connecticut state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 06250 sits in Tolland County, Connecticut and is home to 4,780 people. Median household income is $103,333, the median home is worth $286,500 and median gross rent is $1,724. 78.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.35% (Connecticut state rate).

County
Tolland County

FIPS 09013

State
Connecticut (CT)

288 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 06250

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
4,780ZIP 06250 residents
Median household income
$103,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$286,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,724Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
78.1%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 06250 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 06250 is a small town in Tolland County, Connecticut, with 4,780 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #187 of 288 ranked by population — larger than 35% of them. The median age here is 38.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in ZIP 06250 earn a median of $103,333 a year, 31.6% above the national figure of $78,538. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 06250 is valued at $286,500, 5.6% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,724 a month, 22.6% above the national figure, or roughly $20,688 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 06250 in context

How 06250 sits inside Tolland County and Connecticut.

ZIP 06250 is tabulated inside Tolland County, Connecticut, one of 16 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 288 across Connecticut. Population sits in the small-town band, typically one main street plus the addresses that feed into it. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 06250 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 06250 reports a median household income of $103,333, 13% below the $119,167 county median, and close to the $105,813 typical CT ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $286,500, 13% below the county figure and 18% below the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,724 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Connecticut charges 6.35% statewide, and no local sales tax is layered on top, so the state rate is the full amount collected in 06250.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 06250 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 06250

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.35%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$64Before any exemptions

Connecticut levies 6.35% statewide with no local add-ons. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
20%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
2.8×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,487/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
10.5%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 06250 compares

ZIP 06250 against the median ZIP in Tolland County and across Connecticut.

MeasureZIP 06250County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$103,333$119,167$105,813-2%
Median home value$286,500$330,450$348,800-18%
Median gross rent$1,724$1,412$1,432+20%
Population4,7806,1437,984-40%

Medians are computed across the 16 ZIP areas in Tolland County and the 288 ZIP areas in Connecticut.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 288 Connecticut ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 45% of 270 state ZIPs

#148
Home value

above 30% of 273 state ZIPs

#191
Population

larger than 35% of 288 state ZIPs

#187

Comparable ZIP codes

Connecticut ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
06081Hartford County$103,125$270,300$1,213
06483New Haven County$103,682$344,900$1,511
06787Litchfield County$103,843$259,800$1,008
06795Litchfield County$102,800$331,200$1,301
06426Middlesex County$104,028$719,500$1,860
06409Middlesex County$102,623$366,800$1,448

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Tolland County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Tolland County, Connecticut.

ZIP 06250 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 06250?
ZIP 06250 lies mostly in Tolland County, Connecticut. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 06250?
Connecticut charges 6.35% statewide.
Is 06250 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,724 a month, about 20% of median household income, and the median home is worth $286,500 — -18% against the typical Connecticut ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 06250, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.