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Most affordable housing, Connecticut cities

Name: Most affordable housing, Connecticut cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Connecticut cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 65 cities in Connecticut that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 3.7. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County), CT, up 29 places to #4.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲1Southwood Acres, CTCT8,1152.4−13%

02▲10Wethersfield, CTCT27,2502.6−38%

03▲1Naugatuck, CTCT32,2302.7−24%

04▲29Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County), CTCT8,6812.7–

05▼2Sherwood Manor, CTCT5,7062.8−2%

06▲7Oakville, CTCT9,2762.9−14%

07▲7North Haven, CTCT24,3363.0−22%

08▼7Hazardville, CTCT6,0223.0−2%

09▲1Simsbury Center, CTCT6,1983.0−19%

10▼4Manchester, CTCT36,7593.0–

11Newington, CTCT30,8963.0−17%

12▼4Kensington, CTCT9,9623.0−23%

13▼8Torrington, CTCT35,7963.0−24%

14▲15East Haven, CTCT27,8063.1−19%

15▲6Sandy Hook, CTCT9,8633.1–

16Portland, CTCT5,9443.2−17%

17▲9West Hartford, CTCT63,6203.2−22%

18▼11Windsor Locks, CTCT12,5793.2−4%

19▲15Derby, CTCT12,9253.2−23%

20▼11East Hartford, CTCT50,9183.2−18%

21▲2Daniels Farm, CTCT5,9763.3–

22▲26Ansonia, CTCT19,2163.3−25%

23▲4Terryville, CTCT5,4613.3−7%

24▲15Thompsonville, CTCT7,9273.4−29%

25▲5Winsted, CTCT6,9773.4−17%

26▼8Meriden, CTCT60,8103.4−16%

27▼5Orange, CTCT14,3153.5−17%

28▲9Glastonbury Center, CTCT7,2663.5−23%

29▼12Bristol, CTCT62,3413.5−12%

30▲6Wallingford Center, CTCT18,2083.5−17%

31▼3Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTCT8,4603.6−28%

32▲8Cheshire, CTCT6,1723.6−3%

33▲10Middletown, CTCT48,4393.7−10%

34▼15Norwich, CTCT40,0013.7−13%

35▼3Milford, CTCT51,2153.7–

36▼12Putnam, CTCT7,1203.7–

37▼2New Britain, CTCT76,2863.8−17%

38▼7Northford, CTCT6,1863.8–

39▲12Groton, CTCT10,1603.9−15%

40▼15West Haven, CTCT55,3513.9−4%

41▼21Trumbull Center, CTCT10,2643.9–

42▲4New Milford, CTCT8,1884.0−6%

43▼28Waterbury, CTCT115,7714.0−6%

44▲6Willimantic, CTCT18,0964.2–

45▲9Bethel, CTCT11,4044.2+10%

46▼8Shelton, CTCT42,8804.2+1%

47▼6Rockville, CTCT7,0724.3–

48▼1New London, CTCT28,0034.3−12%

49▼5Branford Center, CTCT6,3054.5−12%

50▼8Pawcatuck, CTCT5,5774.5+12%

51▼6Bridgeport, CTCT152,2734.7−8%

52▲1Hartford, CTCT121,9814.9−18%

53▼4Danbury, CTCT89,0334.9+15%

54▼2New Haven, CTCT138,7745.1−10%

55▲1Norwalk, CTCT94,5085.2+4%

56▲2Stamford, CTCT139,5355.6−5%

57▼2Ridgefield, CTCT6,9705.7+10%

58▲1Staples, CTCT7,3406.0–

59▲4Cos Cob, CTCT7,5466.4–

60▼3Noroton, CTCT5,5396.5–

61Old Greenwich, CTCT6,9367.4–

62New Canaan, CTCT6,8967.5–

63▼3Riverside, CTCT8,9547.6–

64Storrs, CTCT15,2078.6+29%

65Greenwich, CTCT14,79211.2–

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