housing costs · Connecticut
Housing costs in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,525 | ± $24 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,463 | ± $19 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,408 | ± $17 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $353,100 | ± $3,843 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $328,300 | ± $4,087 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $309,600 | ± $3,731 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 31.9 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 31.6 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 31.8 % | ± 1.0 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $1,525, above the Connecticut median of $1,411 across 9 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.
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