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Highest median rent, Connecticut cities · 2010

Connecticut cities ranked by median gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 57 cities in Connecticut that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 57 is $973.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2010. Places shown as “$2,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Cos Cob, CTCT7,546$2,000+–

02Old Greenwich, CTCT6,936$1,943–

03Riverside, CTCT8,954$1,879–

04Ridgefield, CTCT6,970$1,570+56%

05Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTCT8,460$1,472+90%

06Greenwich, CTCT14,792$1,471–

07Stamford, CTCT139,535$1,445+43%

08Milford, CTCT51,215$1,295+51%

09Orange, CTCT14,315$1,256+42%

10Norwalk, CTCT94,508$1,231+41%

11North Haven, CTCT24,336$1,229+54%

12Danbury, CTCT89,033$1,195+46%

13Simsbury Center, CTCT6,198$1,169+40%

14Bethel, CTCT11,404$1,168+35%

15Storrs, CTCT15,207$1,161+84%

16Branford Center, CTCT6,305$1,132+44%

17Kensington, CTCT9,962$1,106+58%

18Glastonbury Center, CTCT7,266$1,077+44%

19West Hartford, CTCT63,620$1,077+43%

20Shelton, CTCT42,880$1,073+36%

21Southwood Acres, CTCT8,115$1,068+34%

22East Haven, CTCT27,806$1,052+46%

23New Haven, CTCT138,774$1,024+57%

24Ansonia, CTCT19,216$1,022+48%

25Derby, CTCT12,925$1,022+48%

26Newington, CTCT30,896$1,015+30%

27Bridgeport, CTCT152,273$996+48%

28West Haven, CTCT55,351$990+44%

29Thompsonville, CTCT7,927$973+47%

30Manchester, CTCT36,759$965–

31Wallingford Center, CTCT18,208$960+45%

32Terryville, CTCT5,461$941+66%

33Naugatuck, CTCT32,230$932+48%

34New Milford, CTCT8,188$931+25%

35Groton, CTCT10,160$924+49%

36Hazardville, CTCT6,022$918+23%

37Wethersfield, CTCT27,250$908+26%

38Middletown, CTCT48,439$905+36%

39Norwich, CTCT40,001$897+53%

40New London, CTCT28,003$894+51%

41Sherwood Manor, CTCT5,706$892+2%

42Oakville, CTCT9,276$885+34%

43Meriden, CTCT60,810$880+42%

44Windsor Locks, CTCT12,579$872+26%

45Portland, CTCT5,944$868+35%

46East Hartford, CTCT50,918$865+39%

47Waterbury, CTCT115,771$853+52%

48Bristol, CTCT62,341$846+42%

49Rockville, CTCT7,072$836+35%

50New Britain, CTCT76,286$832+45%

51Putnam, CTCT7,120$824–

52Willimantic, CTCT18,096$819+48%

53Winsted, CTCT6,977$810+31%

54Hartford, CTCT121,981$805+44%

55Cheshire, CTCT6,172$797+24%

56Torrington, CTCT35,796$779+32%

57Pawcatuck, CTCT5,577$749+35%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS