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State data • Updated March 2026

Connecticut rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Connecticut cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Connecticut at a glance

$1,980Median city rent (ZORI)
4.7%Unemployment
434Permits / month
20Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Connecticut cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Stamford $2,856 +0.5%
Norwalk $2,684 +1.7%
Danbury $2,532 +3.4%
Stonington $2,313
Shelton $2,234 +2.6%
New Haven $2,189 +2.0%
Bridgeport $2,085 +2.4%
Middletown $2,027 +0.1%
Groton $1,990 +3.6%
Derby $1,983

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Waterbury $1,570 +3.5%
Hartford $1,581 +2.7%
New Britain $1,581 +1.0%
Bristol $1,598 +5.4%
Meriden $1,669 +2.6%
West Haven $1,980 +3.9%
Bridgeport $2,085 +2.4%
New Haven $2,189 +2.0%
Danbury $2,532 +3.4%
Norwalk $2,684 +1.7%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Connecticut cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

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