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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Connecticut

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 64 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Rocky Hill 1 Rocky Hill Capitol Planning Region 33.6% Median rent $1,783 Stonington 2 Stonington Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region 36.5% Median rent $1,446 Putnam 3 Putnam Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region 37.7% Median rent $1,149
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Rocky Hill Rocky HillCapitol Planning Region · 20,880 people 33.6% $1,783 2,785
2 Stonington StoningtonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,478 people 36.5% $1,446 2,212
3 Putnam PutnamNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 9,292 people 37.7% $1,149 1,612
4 VernonCapitol Planning Region · 30,577 people 39.3% $1,425 6,239
5 Map of Ansonia Ansonia19,033 people 39.7% $1,476 2,874
6 Map of Plainfield PlainfieldNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,141 people 39.8% $1,204 1,481
7 Map of Newington NewingtonCapitol Planning Region · 30,896 people 40.9% $1,524 2,518
8 Map of Montville MontvilleSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,950 people 41.4% $1,187 1,147
9 Naugatuck Naugatuck31,800 people 42.2% $1,369 3,773
10 Map of West Hartford West HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 63,620 people 42.5% $1,756 8,023
11 Map of Killingly KillinglyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 17,867 people 42.8% $1,044 1,894
12 WallingfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 44,362 people 42.9% $1,374 4,719
13 Map of Southington SouthingtonCapitol Planning Region · 43,803 people 43.9% $1,472 2,974
14 WaterfordSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 19,673 people 44.4% $1,651 1,595
15 Map of Colchester ColchesterSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 15,648 people 44.4% $1,474 1,436
16 WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 29,468 people 44.9% $1,681 1,933
17 CheshireNaugatuck Valley Planning Region · 29,040 people 44.9% $1,398 1,090
18 Map of North Haven North HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 24,336 people 45.2% $1,720 1,622
19 Ellington EllingtonCapitol Planning Region · 16,455 people 45.5% $1,737 1,647
20 Map of Groton GrotonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 38,130 people 46.3% $1,602 7,432
21 Groton9,490 people 46.5% $1,250 2,482
22 EnfieldCapitol Planning Region · 41,090 people 46.7% $1,574 3,772
23 Guilford GuilfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 22,108 people 47.4% $1,717 1,365
24 Middletown47,958 people 47.7% $1,446 9,187
25 Torrington35,547 people 48% $1,169 4,979
26 SimsburyCapitol Planning Region · 25,066 people 48% $2,203 2,116
27 ManchesterCapitol Planning Region · 59,635 people 48.1% $1,519 10,465
28 WethersfieldCapitol Planning Region · 27,250 people 48.6% $1,370 2,055
29 South WindsorCapitol Planning Region · 26,907 people 49.9% $1,864 1,431
30 BranfordSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 28,217 people 50.7% $1,565 3,936
31 Map of Hamden HamdenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 61,045 people 50.9% $1,746 8,160
32 BethelWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,796 people 51% $1,640 1,908
33 FarmingtonCapitol Planning Region · 27,134 people 51.1% $1,807 2,611
34 Milford52,684 people 51.3% $1,882 5,319
35 Danbury87,263 people 51.9% $1,846 14,364
36 Norwalk Norwalk92,187 people 52.1% $2,073 15,442
37 Map of Bloomfield BloomfieldCapitol Planning Region · 21,754 people 52.6% $1,881 2,643
38 Stamford137,144 people 52.8% $2,276 27,483
39 Map of Greenwich GreenwichWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 63,856 people 53% $2,674 6,526
40 East HartfordCapitol Planning Region · 50,918 people 53.2% $1,225 7,598
41 New London27,625 people 53.2% $1,340 7,177
42 Map of Ridgefield RidgefieldWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 25,109 people 53.3% $2,026 1,436
43 Meriden60,545 people 53.4% $1,294 9,399
44 West Haven55,351 people 53.4% $1,442 9,844
45 FairfieldGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 63,416 people 53.5% $2,185 3,445
46 Shelton41,889 people 53.8% $1,741 3,562
47 Map of Glastonbury GlastonburyCapitol Planning Region · 35,293 people 55% $1,700 2,247
48 New Britain New Britain74,223 people 55.2% $1,253 15,123
49 Bristol Bristol61,462 people 55.5% $1,338 7,952
50 Map of New Canaan New CanaanWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 20,870 people 56% $3,401 1,019
51 Map of Norwich Norwich39,973 people 56.2% $1,253 7,582
52 New Haven134,349 people 56.6% $1,488 36,999
53 Windham WindhamSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 23,961 people 57.1% $1,107 4,546
54 Waterbury Waterbury114,869 people 58.6% $1,225 22,131
55 Avon AvonCapitol Planning Region · 18,946 people 58.6% $1,857 1,033
56 Map of East Haven East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region · 27,806 people 58.9% $1,528 2,700
57 Map of Stratford StratfordGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 52,790 people 59.3% $1,706 3,605
58 Hartford Hartford121,127 people 59.4% $1,269 33,747
59 Bridgeport Bridgeport149,153 people 59.5% $1,450 30,663
60 TrumbullGreater Bridgeport Planning Region · 37,281 people 60.8% $2,266 1,141
61 DarienWestern Connecticut Planning Region · 21,936 people 60.8% $3,501 1,221
62 Map of Berlin BerlinCapitol Planning Region · 20,361 people 63.4% $1,402 1,167
63 East LymeSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region · 18,721 people 64% $1,462 1,792
64 MansfieldCapitol Planning Region · 25,358 people 76% $1,602 2,418

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Connecticut as a whole is 52.6%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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