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Lowest median rent, Connecticut cities

Connecticut cities with the lowest median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 cities in Connecticut that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. 3 cities are tied at the $3,500+ ceiling. The median across all 64 is $1,476. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Portland, CT, up 20 places to #3.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500 for 2024. Places shown as “$3,500+” 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

01Willimantic, CTCT18,096$1,063+93%

02▲4Cheshire, CTCT6,172$1,118+74%

03▲20Portland, CTCT5,944$1,122+74%

04▲1Rockville, CTCT7,072$1,136+84%

05▲5Putnam, CTCT7,120$1,147–

06▲5Pawcatuck, CTCT5,577$1,155+108%

07▼5Torrington, CTCT35,796$1,169+98%

08▼5Winsted, CTCT6,977$1,183+91%

09▲8East Hartford, CTCT50,918$1,225+97%

10▼3Waterbury, CTCT115,771$1,225+118%

11▼7Groton, CTCT10,160$1,250+102%

12New Britain, CTCT76,286$1,253+118%

13▲3Norwich, CTCT40,001$1,253+113%

14▼5Hartford, CTCT121,981$1,269+127%

15▼7Terryville, CTCT5,461$1,271+124%

16▼2Meriden, CTCT60,810$1,294+109%

17▼2Wallingford Center, CTCT18,208$1,336+102%

18▲1Bristol, CTCT62,341$1,338+125%

19▼6New London, CTCT28,003$1,340+126%

20▲13Kensington, CTCT9,962$1,351+93%

21▼1Naugatuck, CTCT32,230$1,369+117%

22▼4Wethersfield, CTCT27,250$1,370+90%

23▲5Manchester, CTCT36,759$1,384–

24▲8Windsor Locks, CTCT12,579$1,394+101%

25▲2Thompsonville, CTCT7,927$1,404+112%

26▲14Northford, CTCT6,186$1,408–

27▲3Oakville, CTCT9,276$1,414+115%

28▲1West Haven, CTCT55,351$1,442+109%

29▼4Middletown, CTCT48,439$1,446+117%

30▲1Bridgeport, CTCT152,273$1,450+116%

31▼10Derby, CTCT12,925$1,452+110%

32▲5Branford Center, CTCT6,305$1,459+86%

33▼9Ansonia, CTCT19,216$1,476+114%

34▼8New Milford, CTCT8,188$1,483+99%

35▲1New Haven, CTCT138,774$1,488+129%

36▼1Newington, CTCT30,896$1,524+96%

37▼3East Haven, CTCT27,806$1,528+112%

38▼16Hazardville, CTCT6,022$1,530+105%

39▼1Bethel, CTCT11,404$1,656+91%

40▲5Storrs, CTCT15,207$1,678+166%

41▲2Sherwood Manor, CTCT5,706$1,692+94%

42▼3Glastonbury Center, CTCT7,266$1,697+127%

43▲1North Haven, CTCT24,336$1,720+115%

44▲2Southwood Acres, CTCT8,115$1,728+116%

45▼3Shelton, CTCT42,880$1,741+120%

46▼5West Hartford, CTCT63,620$1,756+134%

47Danbury, CTCT89,033$1,846+126%

48▲3Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTCT8,460$1,856+139%

49▲4Sandy Hook, CTCT9,863$1,866–

50▼1Milford, CTCT51,215$1,882+119%

51▲3Ridgefield, CTCT6,970$1,904+89%

52▲4Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County), CTCT8,681$1,952–

53▼3Norwalk, CTCT94,508$2,073+137%

54▲1Greenwich, CTCT14,792$2,082–

55▼7Orange, CTCT14,315$2,172+145%

56▲2Stamford, CTCT139,535$2,276+126%

57▲3Trumbull Center, CTCT10,264$2,307–

58▲1Staples, CTCT7,340$2,328–

59▼7Simsbury Center, CTCT6,198$2,360+183%

60▼3Cos Cob, CTCT7,546$3,067–

61▲1New Canaan, CTCT6,896$3,425–

T62Noroton, CTCT5,539$3,500+–

T62Old Greenwich, CTCT6,936$3,500+–

T62Riverside, CTCT8,954$3,500+–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES