BMIE Market 06708

New Haven County, Connecticut · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	29,594 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,731 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	11,932 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±705 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B11001_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Population, 2010 Census count	29,418 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	12,911 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$67,364 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8,042 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	38.5 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rent	$1,313 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±77 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25064_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median home value	$218,500 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12,718 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	9.4 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	36 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 06708
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	13.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	-23.4% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	-20.0% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	-5.3% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+24.1% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	40 (range 33–48) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.3 per year, r² 0.07) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	48 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	70 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	47 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	14 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trends

Historical lines are published counts. Dashed lines are derived: a least-squares trend through the last decade, extended as a FORECAST with its 80% range. Momentum, not a guarantee.

Restaurants by year, with trend and projection

ZIP Code Business Patterns, USPS ZIP 06708. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, -0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.07, confidence Low.

Growth index (first year on file = 100)

Each category relative to its own first published count. Full/limited split is unavailable under SIC (before 1998).

Mix of the food-service market

Share of all food-service establishments. "Other" = snack bars, caterers, contractors, mobile.

Population and restaurants per 10,000 residents

Population points: 2010 Census count and ACS 5-year estimates on file (more vintages load over time). Density uses the population point within two years of each restaurant count. Population projection appears once three or more ACS years are loaded.

Restaurant growth vs. Connecticut and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 258, U.S. n = 24,852). DERIVED from ZIP Code Business Patterns.

Why these scores?

Each score is a weighted average of national percentile ranks (0 = lowest of all ZCTAs with that figure, 100 = highest). Weights are set in the model registry, not in code, and every score carries its model version.

BMIE Market Score: 48 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	70.4	70	40%	+28.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score	47.0	47	35%	+16.5
Market Momentum Score	13.7	14	25%	+3.4

Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 70 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	29,594	89	40%	+35.4
Median household income (ACS)	67,364	43	40%	+17.2
Households (ACS)	11,932	89	20%	+17.8

Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 47 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	-20	14	35%	+4.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	12.2	64	25%	+16.0
Population (ACS)	29,594	89	20%	+17.7
Median household income (ACS)	67,364	43	20%	+8.6

Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 14 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	-23.4	12	50%	+5.9
10-year restaurant growth	-20	14	30%	+4.1
20-year restaurant growth	-5.3	18	20%	+3.7

Restaurant-count growth only until population and income growth series exist.

A high score is a statistical position among all U.S. ZCTAs, not a prediction that a restaurant will succeed.

Restaurants on file (94)

By cuisine

Coffee 19 · American 13 · Sandwiches 12 · Italian 10 · Dessert 9 · Chinese 7 · Pizza 6 · Asian 4 · Latin American (other) 4 · Mexican 4 · Bakery 3 · Breakfast 2 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · BBQ 1 · British / Irish pub food 1 · Burgers 1 · Caribbean 1 · Halal / kosher 1 · Healthy / salads / bowls 1 · Hot dogs 1 · Indian 1 · Japanese 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Sushi 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 50 · Quick service 20 · Bar 16 · Coffee shop 13 · Café 12 · Dessert 10 · Bakery 9 · Specialty food shop 9 · Casual dining 6 · Delivery-focused 2 · Other 2 · Catering 1 · Fast casual 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
1249 Wine Bar	Bar		1249 W Main St	open
20 Leonard Street Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar		20 N Leonard St	open
501 Tavern	Bar		728 Highland Ave	open
Altin's Bbq Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		572 Watertown Ave	open
Angelinas Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	227 Whitewood Rd	open
Arnold Bakery Thrift Store	Bakery	Bakery		open
Aurora Diner	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	2 E Aurora St	open
Avventura	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	72 America St	open
B & Z Management	Restaurant (service type not stated)		535 Watertown Ave	open
Bada Bingz Cafe Llc	Café	Coffee	227 Whitewood Rd	open
Bertie's Jamaican Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	15 Bunker Hill Ave	open
Big Franks Bbq Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	572 Watertown Ave	open
Bravo's Deli	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches · Latin American (other) · American	999 Chase Pkwy	open
Brenda's Kitchen & Deli	Restaurant (service type not stated)		165 Highland Ave	open
Brooklyn Cafe	Bar		11 Congress Ave	open
Broskiz Coffee Shop & Lounge LLC	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee	371 Grandview Ave	open
Brown’s Irish Pub	Bar	British / Irish pub food	1650 Watertown Ave	open
Bunker Hill Deli	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	15 Bunker Hill Ave	open
Cafe Azzurri Llc	Coffee shop	Coffee	500 Bank St Ste 4	open
Cafe Noir	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop	Breakfast · American · Coffee	1650 Watertown Ave	open
Cafe on Congress	Café · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop	Coffee	233 Congress Ave	open
Cafe Sixteen Fifty	Bar · Casual dining · Café	Coffee	1650 Watertown Ave	open
Carousel Farms	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	500 Bank St	open
Common Grounds Bistro	Café · Coffee shop	Coffee · American	119 Windsor St	open
Cote's Auto Seat Covers	Restaurant (service type not stated)		24 E Aurora St	open
Crave Corner By Mom and Daughter	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert	277 Bamford Ave	open
D'amelio's Italian Eatery	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian	718 Highland Ave	open
Diamond Lils Cafe	Bar		437 Watertown Ave	open
Domar's Restaurant	Bar	Italian · American	670 Watertown Ave	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Delivery-focused · Quick service	Pizza	812 Highland Ave	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Coffee shop · Quick service · Dessert · Bakery	Coffee · Dessert	575 Bank St	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Coffee	750 Straits Tpk	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Coffee	1249 West Main Street	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Coffee	535 Watertown Ave	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Coffee	1565 Watertown Ave	open
Eighty Eight Chinese Express	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	167 Highland Ave # 1	open
El Aventurero Taqueria and Deli	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · Specialty food shop	Mexican · Sandwiches	159 Highland Ave	open
El Azteca	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	5 Bradley Ave	open
El Gallo De Oro	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	15 Bunker Hill Ave #1	open
Frankies	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Hot dogs · American	700 Watertown Ave	open
Gina Marie Bakery	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	289 Fairfield Ave	open
Heavenly Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)		350 Fairfield Ave	open
Hhh Business Group 2 Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1565 Watertown Ave	open
Hibachi Shack	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Sushi · Chinese	229 Whitewood Rd	open
Highland Brass Company	Bar		728 Highland Ave	open
Highland Garden	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	840 Highland Ave	open
Hoodsie Ice Cream	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts	90 Eagle St	open
Karen's Midway Cafe	Bar · Café	Coffee	233 Congress Ave	open
Krispy Krunchy Chicken	Quick service		159 Highland Ave	open
La Molisana Sausage	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	350 Congress Ave	open
La Tavola	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian	702 Highland Ave	open
La Tazza	Coffee shop · Café · Bar	Coffee	277 Fairfield Ave	open
Latino love	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Delivery-focused · Catering		241 Congress Ave	open
Lena's Westside Deli	Other · Café	Sandwiches · Coffee	702 Chase Pkwy	open
Lourdes Creole Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Caribbean · Cajun, Creole, Southern	8 John St	open
Mama Sue's Soul Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Cajun, Creole, Southern	537 Congress Ave	open
Mario's Pizza Italian Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian · Pizza	1650 Watertown Ave	open
Mary's Diner	Casual dining	American · Breakfast	579 Watertown Ave	open
Meadow Social Club Inc	Bar		358 Washington Ave	open
Ming Wah Chinese Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	1650 Watertown Ave	open
Momma Bears Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)		537 CONGRESS Ave	open
Monteiro's Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	161 Fairfield Ave	open
Muyuri Indian Bistro	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Indian · Asian	1249 W Main St	open
Nardelli's Grinder Shoppe Nardelli's Grinder Shoppe	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches · Italian	515 Watertown Ave	open
New Moon Chinese Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	437 Watertown Ave	open
New Moon II	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	4 Highland Ave	open
Nissi sweet decorations	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert · Bakery	872 Bank St	open
Noochies Deli & Cafe	Specialty food shop · Quick service · Fast casual	Sandwiches · Healthy / salads / bowls	72 America St	open
Nyc Express Gyros	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Halal / kosher	15 Bunker Hill Ave	open
Rocky's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	119 Bunker Hill Ave	open
Sabor Ecuatoriano	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Latin American (other) · American	475 Bank St	open
Salsa's 7 Southwest Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Latin American (other)	437 Watertown Ave	open
Sam's Deli	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	153 Highland Ave	open
Soft Serve Factory	Dessert · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	700 Watertown Ave	open
Spartan Restaurant and Bar Spartan Restaurant & Bar	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	Italian	970 Chase Pkwy	open
Speak Easy Cafe Inc	Bar · Café	Coffee	1089 Highland Ave	open
Speedy Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)		165 Highland Ave	open
Speedy's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	437 Watertown Ave	open
Starbucks Starbucks	Coffee shop · Quick service · Café	Coffee	1250 W Main St	open
Stonehouse Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	175 Highland Ave	open
Sub Restaurant 52010 Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1249 W Main St	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	1565 Watertown Ave Unit C	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	1249 W Main St	open
Sun Kee Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	500 Bank St #3	open
Sweet Bella Coffee Shop	Café	Coffee	770 Highland Ave	open
Sweet Bella Home Cooking	Restaurant (service type not stated)		5 Bradley Ave	open
The Blue Note Lounge	Bar		17 Country Club Woods Cir	open
The Commissioners Cigar Lounge	Bar		350 Fairfield Ave	open
The Dairyette's Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		700 Watertown Ave	open
Third Day Cafe	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	119 Windsor St	open
Trio Bar & Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	840 Highland Ave	open
Verdi	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Italian · American	660 Park Rd	open
Vincenzo's Pizzeria	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian	752 Highland Ave	open
Wayback Burgers Wayback Burgers	Quick service	Burgers · American	1249 W Main St Unit 11	open

Listings: Overture Maps Places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), matched into the BMIE restaurant master. Census establishment counts and listing counts differ by definition (Census counts employer establishments in the reference week; listings are places currently mapped).

Restaurant establishments over time

Year	All food service	Restaurants	Full-service	Limited-service	Snack & beverage	Bars	Industry codes
1994	35	29	—	—	—	6	SIC1987
1995	31	26	—	—	—	5	SIC1987
1996	38	31	—	—	—	7	SIC1987
1997	40	33	—	—	—	7	SIC1987
1998	44	34	18	11	5	7	NAICS1997
1999	45	33	17	11	5	8	NAICS1997
2000	47	37	19	12	5	6	NAICS1997
2001	40	32	15	11	6	5	NAICS1997
2002	44	33	15	14	4	5	NAICS1997
2003	48	38	15	20	3	4	NAICS2002
2004	51	41	17	19	5	5	NAICS2002
2005	46	37	13	19	5	5	NAICS2002
2006	46	37	13	21	3	5	NAICS2002
2007	43	37	13	17	7	3	NAICS2002
2008	44	40	16	17	7	2	NAICS2007
2009	47	43	17	16	10	2	NAICS2007
2010	45	40	18	14	8	3	NAICS2007
2011	50	46	22	16	8	2	NAICS2007
2012	50	44	19	18	7	4	NAICS2012
2013	53	45	17	19	9	5	NAICS2012
2014	52	43	16	19	8	5	NAICS2012
2015	53	44	16	20	8	4	NAICS2012
2016	50	42	18	16	8	4	NAICS2012
2017	54	42	18	16	8	5	NAICS2017
2018	59	47	20	20	7	5	NAICS2017
2019	62	50	21	22	7	6	NAICS2017
2020	55	42	20	15	7	6	NAICS2017
2021	50	42	16	17	8	4	NAICS2017
2022	54	46	20	17	8	4	NAICS2022
2023	44	36	14	17	5	4	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 06708. Categories are BMIE roll-ups of the published SIC/NAICS codes (full vs limited service is not split under SIC). More years load in stages.

Nearby markets (within 5 miles)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
06702	1.4 mi	23	2023
06710	1.9 mi	3	2016
06706	2.7 mi	24	2023
06779	3.2 mi	9	2023
06762	3.2 mi	20	2023
06704	3.2 mi	27	2023
06705	4.0 mi	55	2023
06770	4.4 mi	52	2023

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.