Connecticut cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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38 Connecticut cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The pop-weighted momentum score is 74/100 with median 1-yr of +4.8%. That's broad-based strength across the state's 20 tracked cities — 1 are in the 'Hot' tier. When this many markets move together, the simplest explanation is structural demand.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

38
Cities tracked
$361,523
Median home (state)
38
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

New Canaan

pop 6,220
86
Hot$2,138,987 · +10.8%

Windsor Locks

pop 12,613
85
Hot$334,043 · +9.4%

Wethersfield

pop 27,298
84
Hot$429,885 · +9.4%

Greenwich

pop 13,836
82
Hot$2,300,120 · +12.9%

Ridgefield

pop 7,596
81
Hot$994,761 · +7.3%

East Hartford

pop 51,045
81
Hot$304,582 · +4.2%

Bristol

pop 62,195
78
Hot$341,547 · +5.3%

West Hartford

pop 64,083
78
Hot$493,336 · +5.4%

Norwich

pop 39,993
77
Rising$295,276 · +6.0%

Torrington

pop 35,673
77
Rising$297,594 · +4.8%

Derby

pop 12,915
77
Rising$340,125 · +4.3%

Groton

pop 10,160
77
Rising$429,987 · +4.7%

Newington

pop 30,536
77
Rising$372,144 · +4.9%

North Haven

pop 24,253
77
Rising$468,366 · +4.8%

Putnam

pop 7,065
77
Rising$347,091 · +3.0%

New Britain

pop 75,871
76
Rising$301,852 · +5.8%

West Haven

pop 55,379
76
Rising$361,523 · +6.5%

Naugatuck

pop 32,116
76
Rising$349,719 · +3.9%

Manchester

pop 36,379
76
Rising$328,339 · +4.1%

Bridgeport

pop 151,599
75
Rising$361,669 · +5.6%

Waterbury

pop 115,908
75
Rising$280,921 · +2.9%

Shelton

pop 42,805
75
Rising$556,684 · +4.8%

New Milford

pop 7,160
75
Rising$466,441 · +3.4%

East Haven

pop 27,923
75
Rising$356,915 · +3.4%

Willimantic

pop 18,149
75
Rising$272,819 · +1.5%

Ansonia

pop 19,195
74
Rising$379,003 · +4.4%

Portland

pop 5,813
74
Rising$409,630 · +3.3%

New Haven

pop 137,562
73
Rising$330,564 · +5.8%

Meriden

pop 60,849
73
Rising$320,336 · +4.6%

New London

pop 28,081
73
Rising$317,899 · +3.4%

Norwalk

pop 93,661
72
Rising$660,568 · +5.0%

Danbury

pop 88,692
72
Rising$484,354 · +3.5%

Bethel

pop 11,582
72
Rising$559,956 · +2.6%

Stamford

pop 139,134
71
Rising$708,498 · +6.4%

Orange

pop 14,280
71
Rising$628,308 · +1.6%

Hartford

pop 122,129
70
Rising$199,359 · +4.6%

Middletown

pop 48,616
70
Rising$360,110 · +4.2%

Winsted

pop 7,192
70
Rising$276,900 · -0.4%

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Tools for Connecticut

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
111.8 (US=100)
Above Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental. Cold snowy winters, warm humid summers. Nor'easter snowstorms common.

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