Stafford, CT housing market
Home prices around Stafford have risen about 61% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 10 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Stafford compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 61% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Stafford rose 61% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Connecticut. Last year prices rose 8.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Stafford home at roughly $439,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Connecticut since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +8.2% | +134% | +133% |
| 2024 | +9.5% | +116% | +120% |
| 2023 | +2.4% | +98% | +103% |
| 2022 | +17% | +93% | +84% |
| 2021 | +14% | +66% | +62% |
| 2020 | +5.9% | +45% | +44% |
| 2019 | −2.7% | +37% | +40% |
| 2018 | +3.7% | +41% | +37% |
| 2017 | +2.4% | +36% | +35% |
| 2016 | −0.5% | +33% | +33% |
| 2015 | +3.6% | +33% | +33% |
| 2014 | +1% | +29% | +31% |
| 2013 | −4.4% | +27% | +31% |
| 2012 | −4% | +33% | +32% |
| 2011 | −4.3% | +39% | +37% |
| 2010 | −3.6% | +45% | +42% |
| 2009 | −7.6% | +50% | +48% |
| 2008 | −1.7% | +63% | +59% |
| 2007 | +3% | +65% | +65% |
| 2006 | +6.6% | +61% | +65% |
| 2005 | +9.5% | +51% | +56% |
| 2004 | +14% | +38% | +39% |
| 2003 | +5.4% | +21% | +25% |
| 2002 | +6.7% | +14% | +17% |
| 2001 | +7.3% | +7.3% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Stafford ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 06076, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
10 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 10 new homes in Stafford in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $3.2 million to build. That's 0.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Connecticut (2). Over the past 10 years, Stafford has permitted 262 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| 2024 | 27 | 7 | 20 | $2.5 million |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2022 | 86 | 7 | 79 | $10.6 million |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2016 | 85 | 36 | 49 | $7.9 million |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $320,000 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $880,000 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | 0 | $6.2 million |
| 2005 | 47 | 47 | 0 | $5.7 million |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | 0 | $9.5 million |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | 0 | $6.4 million |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| 2001 | 44 | 44 | 0 | $4.7 million |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | 0 | $4.3 million |
How Stafford ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Stafford and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford | — | +8.2%† | $1,600 | 10 | $93,235 |
| Willington | $405K | +10% | $1,630 | 5 | $91,114 |
| Crystal Lake | — | +7%† | $2,180 | — | $143,882 |
| Ellington | $445K | +3.1% | $2,240 | 12 | $129,913 |
| Stafford Springs | $349K | +5.6% | $1,600 | — | $59,028 |
| Somers | $480K | +3.5% | $1,750 | 7 | $124,705 |
| Union | $438K | +4.2% | $1,590 | 1 | $88,958 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
2.8 years of income
The typical Stafford home costs about 2.8 years of the town's median household income, less than across Connecticut (4.7 years).
How Stafford 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 $1,600
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Stafford is $1,600 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Stafford pay a median of $1,086, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,110 · 4 bedrooms $2,190
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (06076; Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, 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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.