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Connecticut.

15th most expensive state. Typical home $447,319 (+5.0% in a year), estimated payment $2,466 a month. As of Sep 2026.

What it costs per month · Connecticut $2,348/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,397 (+147%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $21,435 +5%
$425,883$447,319 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $130,323 +41%
$316,995$447,319 since Sep 2021
10 years
Up $204,765 +84%
$242,553$447,319 since Sep 2016

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Connecticut $2,348 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Connecticut$2,348
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in Connecticut rose 5.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Buying the typical Connecticut home now takes 31% of the median household income ($95,781/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.

Share of median income needed to buy

Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.

15% 20% 25% 30% 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Connecticut 29.42% United States 28.57%
15% 20% 25% 30% 2014 2020 2026
  • Connecticut29.42%
  • United States28.57%

Connecticut home values

Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Connecticut $447,319 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Connecticut$447,319
  • United States$366,157

Metros in Connecticut

Metros Counties Cities

Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.

# Metro Rent 1-yr Δ Home value 1-yr Δ
1 Bridgeport $2,880 +2.9% $687,644 +6.2%
2 Norwich $2,099 +5.6% $430,914 +7.0%
3 Torrington $1,882 +3.9% $424,058 +2.8%
4 New Haven $2,043 +2.6% $406,204 +4.9%
5 Hartford $1,998 +3.5% $398,703 +5.1%

Go deeper: every zip in Connecticut.