Housing · Old Lyme
Old Lyme, CT housing market
The typical Old Lyme home is worth about $688,000, up 12% in a year, 53% above the Connecticut typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Old Lyme compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Old Lyme at a glance
Typical home value
$688K
▲ 12% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Old Lyme | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $338,000 | $248,000 |
| 2018 | $353,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $355,000 | $258,000 |
| 2020 | $359,000 | $264,000 |
| 2021 | $399,000 | $293,000 |
| 2022 | $474,000 | $326,000 |
| 2023 | $528,000 | $357,000 |
| 2024 | $582,000 | $395,000 |
| 2025 | $598,000 | $420,000 |
| 2026 | $652,000 | $438,000 |
| August 2026 | $688,000 | $451,000 |
Next door
Old Lyme and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Lyme | $688K | +12% | — | $131,899 |
| East Lyme | $535K | +5.3% | — | $105,044 |
| Lyme | $808K | +6.3% | — | $135,000 |
| Old Saybrook | $708K | +5% | — | $114,333 |
| Old Saybrook Center | — | — | 57 | $93,875 |
Affordability
5.2 years of income
The typical Old Lyme home costs about 5.2 years of the town's median household income, more than across Connecticut (4.7 years).
How Old Lyme ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
88.8%
Connecticut: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$6,284
Connecticut: $6,643
Median rent
$2,238
Connecticut: $1,488
Typical home built
1965
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.