There are 11 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of New Haven. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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1712 Boston Post Road, Milford, CT
6.7 mi from downtown New Haven · Mixed-income catchment
2901 State Street, Hamden, CT
3.9 mi from downtown New Haven · Mixed-income catchment
2369 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT
4.4 mi from downtown New Haven · Mixed-income catchment
Right now the New Haven location has the highest Goods Score (64 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 11 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of New Haven, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.