Housing · East Lyme
East Lyme, CT housing market
The typical East Lyme home is worth about $535,000, up 5.3% in a year, 19% above the Connecticut typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how East Lyme compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
East Lyme at a glance
Typical home value
$535K
▲ 5.3% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | East Lyme | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $301,000 | $248,000 |
| 2018 | $314,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $315,000 | $258,000 |
| 2020 | $321,000 | $264,000 |
| 2021 | $354,000 | $293,000 |
| 2022 | $395,000 | $326,000 |
| 2023 | $426,000 | $357,000 |
| 2024 | $464,000 | $395,000 |
| 2025 | $490,000 | $420,000 |
| 2026 | $523,000 | $438,000 |
| August 2026 | $535,000 | $451,000 |
Next door
East Lyme and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Affordability
5.1 years of income
The typical East Lyme home costs about 5.1 years of the town's median household income, more than across Connecticut (4.7 years).
How East Lyme ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
75.6%
Connecticut: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$6,087
Connecticut: $6,643
Median rent
$1,462
Connecticut: $1,488
Typical home built
1975
Connecticut: 1967
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.