35 development has been single family. Based on average building square footage per property and average FARs, single family homes are getting much larger but FARs are falling suggesting that these larger homes are being constructed on larger land parcels, which strongly suggests that the majority of new single-family development has been geared towards higher end home markets. This is further supported by the influx in higher-income households into Meriden based on ACS estimates. Table 11 Development Trends Property Valuation Source: Meriden Assessor’s Database
Total Land Assessed Value
Total Bldg. Assessed Value
Total Assessed Value
$1,033,846,480
$1,795,372,309
Avg. Land Assessed Value (per Acreage)
Avg. Bldg. Assessed Value (per SF)
FAR
$153,684
$28.24
0.17
Pre 2000 Single Family Duplex Multifamily (3+) TOTAL/% TOTAL
$761,525,829 $3,445,800
$6,860,000
$10,305,800
$208,080
$26.64
0.36
$93,960,100
$179,411,200
$273,371,300
$17,661
$19.48
0.04
$858,931,729
$1,220,117,680
$2,079,049,409
$83,456
$26.48
$44,180,778
$97,675,500
$141,856,278
$105,502
$39.38
0.14
$67,800
$286,900
$354,700
$183,243
$37.71
0.47 0.67
2000-2010 Single Family Duplex Multifamily (3+) TOTAL/% TOTAL
$51,400
$155,000
$206,400
$342,667
$35.51
$44,299,978
$98,117,400
$142,417,378
$105,656
$39.37
2011-2015 Single Family
$2,711,900
$5,395,000
$8,106,900
$93,772
$42.04
0.10
Duplex
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0.00
0.00
Multifamily (3+)
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0.00
0.00
$2,711,900
$5,395,000
$8,106,900
$93,772
$42.04
$2,824,073
$6,302,700
$9,126,773
$45,264
$45.11
0.05 0.00
TOTAL/% TOTAL 2016-2021 Single Family Duplex Multifamily (3+) TOTAL/% TOTAL CITY TOTAL
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0.00
$33,300
$385,300
$418,600
$72,391
$43.01
$2,857,373
$6,688,000
$9,545,373
$45,463
$44.98
$908,800,980
$1,330,318,080
$2,239,119,060
$84,124
$27.23
*Unit Counts, Mobile Home and Condominium Data not included due to incomplete data Based on Meriden’s assessment valuations for single family homes, the average building assessed value per square foot has increased by nearly double from $28 per square foot to approximately $45 per square or in market value $40 to $64 per square foot. FARs also suggest that development patterns for single family homes are become less dense suggesting that the most recent homes constructed (2016 – 2021) are not only larger than those built pre-2000 but are also being constructed on larger parcels of land. This could be a response to demand by higher income households that have moved into neighborhoods such as those on the border of Southington and Wallingford.
