Connecticut housing market

5 metros37 citiesData through Sep 2026
Typical home value
$447K
▲ 5.0% 1 yr
5-year change
+41%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$2,219/mo
37 cities
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Median household income
$101K
2025

Key takeaways

  • 1The typical home in Connecticut is worth $447,319, up 5.0% in a year and up 41% over five years. That's the #15 most expensive of 51.
  • 2Across 37 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $2,219/mo, roughly a 6.0% gross yield on the typical home.
  • 3Median household income was $101,400 in 2025, so the typical home costs 4.4× income.
  • 4Unemployment is 5.1% (+0.9 pts in a year).

Home values

Typical home value, Connecticut
Latest $447K
$256K$316K$375K$434K2016201920222025

Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).

FHFA house price index
Latest 737
40750961271420172019202120232025

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.

Unemployment rate, Connecticut
Latest 5.10%
3.67%6.22%8.78%11.33%201620182020202220242026

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Connecticut metro areas

Connecticut cities

37 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.

37 cities
Bridgeport$362K▲ 4.6%$2,020▲ 2.3%6.7%
Stamford$718K▲ 7.9%$2,971▲ 2.4%5.0%
New Haven$337K▲ 6.5%$1,972▲ 1.7%7.0%
Hartford$202K▲ 1.2%$1,555▲ 2.7%9.2%
Waterbury$285K▲ 3.6%$1,551▲ 2.1%6.5%
Norwalk$668K▲ 5.9%$2,730▲ 2.8%4.9%
Danbury$490K▲ 4.6%$2,587▲ 1.4%6.3%
New Britain$307K▲ 7.9%$1,661▲ 5.7%6.5%
West Hartford$501K▲ 5.6%$2,361▲ 3.8%5.7%
Greenwich$2.37M▲ 14.0%$5,928▲ 5.8%3.0%
Hamden$368K▲ 5.4%$2,383▲ 2.5%7.8%
Bristol$347K▲ 5.6%$1,650▲ 6.8%5.7%
Fairfield$995K▲ 9.1%$3,430▲ 6.5%4.1%
Meriden$326K▲ 4.4%$1,873▲ 2.3%6.9%
Manchester$332K▲ 4.8%$2,065▲ 3.3%7.5%
West Haven$363K▲ 7.8%$1,919▲ 0.6%6.3%
Stratford$465K▲ 5.0%$2,408▲ 7.3%6.2%
East Hartford$308K▲ 5.0%$1,648▲ 9.9%6.4%
Milford$507K▲ 4.6%$2,506▲ 5.1%5.9%
Middletown$366K▲ 4.7%$1,962▲ 4.3%6.4%
Enfield$336K▲ 5.2%$1,806▲ 3.5%6.5%
Shelton$562K▲ 4.8%$2,476▲ 5.0%5.3%
Norwich$306K▲ 6.5%$1,832▲ 8.6%7.2%
Groton$445K▲ 6.2%$2,219▲ 9.9%6.0%
Trumbull$675K▲ 5.0%$3,102▲ 2.9%5.5%
Torrington$299K▲ 3.7%$1,589▲ 5.0%6.4%
Glastonbury$555K▲ 4.8%$2,513▲ 2.2%5.4%
Naugatuck$352K▲ 3.3%$1,895▲ 2.7%6.5%
Branford$462K▲ 6.8%$2,464▲ 3.2%6.4%
East Haven$363K▲ 3.5%$2,294▲ 2.2%7.6%
South Windsor$440K▲ 4.0%$2,372▲ 3.8%6.5%
Farmington$494K▲ 6.7%$2,447▲ 2.5%5.9%
New London$328K▲ 5.9%$1,700▲ 8.1%6.2%
Westport$2.07M▲ 10.8%$5,578▲ 11.0%3.2%
Bloomfield$361K▲ 3.5%$2,438▲ 1.7%8.1%
Rocky Hill$410K▲ 3.4%$1,945▲ 5.6%5.7%
Ansonia$385K▲ 3.5%$1,875▲ 8.6%5.8%

Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.