A typical Wilton Center home is worth roughly $712,000
Homes typically sell in 36 days, a little above asking.
What kind of housing town is Wilton Center?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 6 years of income
More than across Connecticut (3.8 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $291K short of a typical Wilton Center home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,610 a month here, $2,130 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wilton Center’s typical property tax (1.69% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 59% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Wilton Center rose 59% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Connecticut. Last year prices rose 13%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Wilton Center home at roughly $712,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $712K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Wilton Center, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.7 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,610
Renters already here pay a median of $1,362, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
59% of Wilton Center households own their home
Half of Wilton Center’s homes were built before 1986.
Connecticut: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Wilton Center vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Wilton Center. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Center | $712K* | +12.8%† | $2,610 | $119,500 |
| South Wilton | $842K* | +12.8%† | $2,610 | $208,500 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Wilton Center buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.