Most Affordable Cities in Connecticut

Cost of living rankings for 61 cities in Connecticut with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Connecticut is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 131.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Rockville

Index: 85

Most Expensive

Greenwich

Index: 399

State Average

131

National: 100

Cities Ranked

eligible statewide total

Connecticut Affordability Ranking

Showing 1–50 of 61 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 1 of 2.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Rockville	85	$218,700	$1,136	$51,232
2	Terryville	90	$243,800	$1,271	$72,813
3	Thompsonville	91	$241,600	$1,404	$71,805
4	Hazardville	93	$242,900	$1,530	$81,893
5	Winsted	94	$286,343	$1,173	$64,871
6	Hartford	96	$203,792	$1,600	$46,411
7	Oakville	96	$280,500	$1,414	$95,515
8	Sherwood Manor	96	$255,300	$1,692	$90,821
9	Southwood Acres	98	$267,900	$1,728	$110,286
10	Wallingford Center	99	$319,200	$1,336	$89,959
11	Torrington	100	$301,660	$1,593	$70,856
12	Kensington	101	$330,400	$1,351	$109,447
13	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	102	$290,100	$1,856	$81,694
14	Branford Center	102	$330,600	$1,459	$74,150
15	Pawcatuck	102	$360,600	$1,155	$80,114
16	Willimantic	104	$277,344	$1,550	$45,962
17	Storrs	104	$325,100	$1,678	$37,839
18	Waterbury	105	$287,514	$1,540	$51,886
19	East Hartford	108	$310,951	$1,619	$70,778
20	New Britain	109	$312,170	$1,623	$58,613
21	Glastonbury Center	110	$373,300	$1,697	$107,357
22	Northford	110	$403,800	$1,408	$105,174
23	Norwich	111	$306,163	$1,827	$65,024
24	New London	111	$331,435	$1,641	$59,098
25	Meriden	113	$328,086	$1,903	$71,253
26	Bristol	114	$350,637	$1,709	$79,076
27	Putnam	114	$354,394	$1,650	$65,511
28	Windsor Locks	115	$340,173	$1,933	$81,205
29	Derby	115	$343,257	$1,889	$79,500
30	New Haven	116	$339,182	$2,015	$56,851
31	Manchester	116	$334,689	$2,066	$74,267
32	Naugatuck	117	$353,857	$1,957	$96,324
33	Bridgeport	119	$364,989	$1,990	$58,685
34	West Haven	119	$366,562	$1,978	$74,382
35	Milford city (balance)	119	$415,200	$2,091	$111,201
36	Middletown	119	$368,256	$1,987	$79,438
37	Ansonia	120	$385,949	$1,922	$85,877
38	East Haven	121	$364,482	$2,174	$94,628
39	Simsbury Center	121	$412,800	$2,360	$138,242
40	New Milford	125	$473,506	$2,044	$83,235
41	Portland	125	$420,480	$1,933	$89,401
42	Sandy Hook	126	$501,200	$1,866	$160,814
43	Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County)	126	$487,800	$1,952	$178,456
44	Newington	127	$380,275	$2,575	$102,884
45	Trumbull Center	129	$486,000	$2,307	$123,708
46	Wethersfield	130	$438,230	$2,276	$126,806
47	Groton	131	$447,813	$2,208	$79,577
48	Danbury	140	$492,946	$2,546	$83,393
49	West Hartford	141	$509,334	$2,448	$129,890
50	North Haven	141	$475,604	$2,858	$132,689

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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