Housing · Sterling
Sterling, CT housing market
The typical Sterling home is worth about $402,000, up 4% in a year, 11% below the Connecticut typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Sterling compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Sterling at a glance
Typical home value
$402K
▲ 4% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Sterling | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $201,000 | $248,000 |
| 2018 | $214,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $225,000 | $258,000 |
| 2020 | $235,000 | $264,000 |
| 2021 | $266,000 | $293,000 |
| 2022 | $291,000 | $326,000 |
| 2023 | $316,000 | $357,000 |
| 2024 | $343,000 | $395,000 |
| 2025 | $386,000 | $420,000 |
| 2026 | $393,000 | $438,000 |
| August 2026 | $402,000 | $451,000 |
Next door
Sterling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | $402K | +4% | — | $102,695 |
| Plainfield | $352K | +3.2% | — | $76,993 |
| Coventry | $466K | +4.6% | 23 | $102,946 |
| Foster | $554K | +3.8% | — | $113,646 |
| Voluntown | $450K | +13.7% | — | $101,964 |
Affordability
3.9 years of income
The typical Sterling home costs about 3.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Connecticut (4.7 years).
How Sterling ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
81.1%
Connecticut: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$4,551
Connecticut: $6,643
Typical home built
1988
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.