Newtown, CT housing market
The typical Newtown home is worth about $664,000, up 4.2% in a year, 47% above the Connecticut typical home. Homes typically sell in 33 days, a little above asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Newtown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Newtown at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.4 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Newtown | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $387,000 | $248,000 |
| 2018 | $393,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $392,000 | $258,000 |
| 2020 | $394,000 | $264,000 |
| 2021 | $437,000 | $293,000 |
| 2022 | $503,000 | $326,000 |
| 2023 | $546,000 | $357,000 |
| 2024 | $603,000 | $395,000 |
| 2025 | $634,000 | $420,000 |
| 2026 | $650,000 | $438,000 |
| August 2026 | $664,000 | $451,000 |
4 years of income
The typical Newtown home costs about 4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Connecticut (4.7 years).
How Newtown ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,530
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Newtown is $2,530 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Newtown pay a median of $2,023, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,740 · 4 bedrooms $3,630
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (06470; Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.