The Connecticut cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Connecticut cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1New Canaan, CTBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk · pop 6,22086Hot$2,138,987median home+10.8%home YoY 2Windsor Locks, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 12,61385Hot$334,043median home+9.4%home YoY 3Wethersfield, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 27,29884Hot$429,885median home+9.4%home YoY 4Greenwich, CTBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk · pop 13,83682Hot$2,300,120median home+12.9%home YoY 5Ridgefield, CTBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk · pop 7,59681Hot$994,761median home+7.3%home YoY 6East Hartford, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 51,04581Hot$304,582median home+4.2%home YoY 7Bristol, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 62,19578Hot$341,547median home+5.3%home YoY 8West Hartford, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 64,08378Hot$493,336median home+5.4%home YoY 9Norwich, CTNorwich-New London · pop 39,99377Rising$295,276median home+6.0%home YoY 10Torrington, CTTorrington · pop 35,67377Rising$297,594median home+4.8%home YoY 11Derby, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 12,91577Rising$340,125median home+4.3%home YoY 12Groton, CTNorwich-New London · pop 10,16077Rising$429,987median home+4.7%home YoY 13Newington, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 30,53677Rising$372,144median home+4.9%home YoY 14North Haven, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 24,25377Rising$468,366median home+4.8%home YoY 15Putnam, CTWorcester · pop 7,06577Rising$347,091median home+3.0%home YoY 16New Britain, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 75,87176Rising$301,852median home+5.8%home YoY 17West Haven, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 55,37976Rising$361,523median home+6.5%home YoY 18Naugatuck, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 32,11676Rising$349,719median home+3.9%home YoY 19Manchester, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 36,37976Rising$328,339median home+4.1%home YoY 20Bridgeport, CTBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk · pop 151,59975Rising$361,669median home+5.6%home YoY 21Waterbury, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 115,90875Rising$280,921median home+2.9%home YoY 22Shelton, CTBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk · pop 42,80575Rising$556,684median home+4.8%home YoY 23New Milford, CTTorrington · pop 7,16075Rising$466,441median home+3.4%home YoY 24East Haven, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 27,92375Rising$356,915median home+3.4%home YoY 25Willimantic, CTWorcester · pop 18,14975Rising$272,819median home+1.5%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.