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 51–61 of 61 eligible cities — 11 on this page. Page 2 of 2.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
51	Shelton	148	$565,911	$2,536	$108,185
52	Cheshire Village	148	$538,913	$2,794	$117,218
53	Orange	151	$634,325	$2,091	$142,325
54	Bethel	152	$568,616	$2,850	$90,848
55	Norwalk	163	$676,843	$2,743	$107,616
56	Stamford	171	$724,387	$2,966	$111,586
57	Ridgefield	207	$1,013,835	$3,189	$148,279
58	Staples	208	$1,165,500	$2,328	$192,656
59	Cos Cob	221	$1,210,400	$3,067	$190,481
60	New Canaan	383	$2,228,794	$6,410	$146,700
61	Greenwich	399	$2,376,620	$6,332	$134,914

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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