CT⚡SignalFriday, October 2, 2026 · automated data desk
Connecticut town file

Meriden

Property tax base (net grand list), from the Connecticut Open Data Portal — every number fetched, never typed. This is one row of the full story with the chart and the query.

Net grand list, 2025$5,521,924,501
Net grand list, prior vintage$4,086,208,519
Change in two years$1,435,715,982 (+35.1%)
Rank among 169 Connecticut places22 of 169
Statewide median change (for context)+1.2%

Fastest-growing place this vintage: Bridgeport. Dataset citation and the literal query live on the source story; errors are corrected publicly.