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FY2026

Fair Market Rents in Connecticut (FY2026)

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom ranges from $1,601 (Voluntown town, CT Exception Area) to $2,511 (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT) across 20 areas in Connecticut.

Every area in Connecticut, highest rent first

AreaType1 bedroom2 bedrooms
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTMetro$2,100$2,511
New Haven, CTMetro$1,591$1,969
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTMetro$1,496$1,866
Clinton town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,477$1,865
Deep River town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,477$1,865
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTMetro$1,477$1,865
Essex town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,477$1,865
Killingworth town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,477$1,865
Old Saybrook town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,477$1,865
Westbrook town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,477$1,865
Ansonia town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,445$1,788
Beacon Falls town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,445$1,788
Cheshire town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,445$1,788
Derby town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,445$1,788
Waterbury-Shelton, CTMetro$1,445$1,788
Oxford town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,445$1,788
Seymour town, CT Exception AreaMetro$1,445$1,788
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCounty$1,316$1,616
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCounty$1,304$1,601
Voluntown town, CT Exception AreaCounty$1,304$1,601

Metro areas cover several counties under one Fair Market Rent; nonmetropolitan counties each get their own. The typical (middle) 2-bedroom FMR across Connecticut's 20 areas is $1,865.

Income needed to rent in Connecticut

To keep rent and utilities within 30% of gross income, the federal line for housing cost burden, a household needs about $74,600 a year ($35.87 an hour, full time) to afford the typical 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,865 in Connecticut. That ranges from about $64,040 in Voluntown town, CT Exception Area to $100,440 in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT.

Fair Market Rents are benchmarks, not listings: HUD sets them at the 40th percentile of gross rent for standard-quality units, so newer apartments and the most popular neighborhoods usually cost more. Use the rent affordability calculator to compare your own income with any area.

Frequently asked questions

What is the fair market rent in Connecticut?

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom ranges from $1,601 (Voluntown town, CT Exception Area) to $2,511 (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT) across 20 areas in Connecticut. The middle area in the state is about $1,865.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026. Our data.

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