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Lowest median rent, Connecticut cities · 2010

Connecticut cities with the lowest 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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

01Pawcatuck, CTCT5,577$749+35%

02Torrington, CTCT35,796$779+32%

03Cheshire, CTCT6,172$797+24%

04Hartford, CTCT121,981$805+44%

05Winsted, CTCT6,977$810+31%

06Willimantic, CTCT18,096$819+48%

07Putnam, CTCT7,120$824–

08New Britain, CTCT76,286$832+45%

09Rockville, CTCT7,072$836+35%

10Bristol, CTCT62,341$846+42%

11Waterbury, CTCT115,771$853+52%

12East Hartford, CTCT50,918$865+39%

13Portland, CTCT5,944$868+35%

14Windsor Locks, CTCT12,579$872+26%

15Meriden, CTCT60,810$880+42%

16Oakville, CTCT9,276$885+34%

17Sherwood Manor, CTCT5,706$892+2%

18New London, CTCT28,003$894+51%

19Norwich, CTCT40,001$897+53%

20Middletown, CTCT48,439$905+36%

21Wethersfield, CTCT27,250$908+26%

22Hazardville, CTCT6,022$918+23%

23Groton, CTCT10,160$924+49%

24New Milford, CTCT8,188$931+25%

25Naugatuck, CTCT32,230$932+48%

26Terryville, CTCT5,461$941+66%

27Wallingford Center, CTCT18,208$960+45%

28Manchester, CTCT36,759$965–

29Thompsonville, CTCT7,927$973+47%

30West Haven, CTCT55,351$990+44%

31Bridgeport, CTCT152,273$996+48%

32Newington, CTCT30,896$1,015+30%

33Ansonia, CTCT19,216$1,022+48%

34Derby, CTCT12,925$1,022+48%

35New Haven, CTCT138,774$1,024+57%

36East Haven, CTCT27,806$1,052+46%

37Southwood Acres, CTCT8,115$1,068+34%

38Shelton, CTCT42,880$1,073+36%

39Glastonbury Center, CTCT7,266$1,077+44%

40West Hartford, CTCT63,620$1,077+43%

41Kensington, CTCT9,962$1,106+58%

42Branford Center, CTCT6,305$1,132+44%

43Storrs, CTCT15,207$1,161+84%

44Bethel, CTCT11,404$1,168+35%

45Simsbury Center, CTCT6,198$1,169+40%

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

47North Haven, CTCT24,336$1,229+54%

48Norwalk, CTCT94,508$1,231+41%

49Orange, CTCT14,315$1,256+42%

50Milford, CTCT51,215$1,295+51%

51Stamford, CTCT139,535$1,445+43%

52Greenwich, CTCT14,792$1,471–

53Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTCT8,460$1,472+90%

54Ridgefield, CTCT6,970$1,570+56%

55Riverside, CTCT8,954$1,879–

56Old Greenwich, CTCT6,936$1,943–

57Cos Cob, CTCT7,546$2,000+–

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