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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 59 largest places in Connecticut, Cheshire Village has the lowest share of income going to rent (11.4%), followed by Wethersfield and Long Hill. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 59 places in Connecticut that we cover, the median is 20.6% and the average 21.5%; the figure runs from 11.4% (Cheshire Village) to 53.2% (Storrs). That is a spread of 4.6 times between the two ends.
The first five are Cheshire Village, Wethersfield, Long Hill, Sandy Hook, Staples. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire Village (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 11.4% | 6,172 | $117,218 | $1,118 |
| 2 | Wethersfield (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 13.0% | 27,250 | $126,806 | $1,370 |
| 3 | Long Hill (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 13.1% | 8,681 | $178,456 | $1,952 |
| 4 | Sandy Hook (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 13.9% | 9,863 | $160,814 | $1,866 |
| 5 | Staples (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 14.5% | 7,340 | $192,656 | $2,328 |
| 6 | Kensington (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 14.8% | 9,962 | $109,447 | $1,351 |
| 7 | Ridgefield (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 15.4% | 6,970 | $148,279 | $1,904 |
| 8 | North Haven (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 15.6% | 24,336 | $132,689 | $1,720 |
| 9 | Northford (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 16.1% | 6,186 | $105,174 | $1,408 |
| 10 | West Hartford (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 16.2% | 63,620 | $129,890 | $1,756 |
| 11 | Riverside (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 16.8% | 8,954 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 12 | Old Greenwich (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 16.8% | 6,936 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 13 | Naugatuck | New Haven County | 17.1% | 31,800 | $96,324 | $1,369 |
| 14 | Oakville (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 17.8% | 9,276 | $95,515 | $1,414 |
| 15 | Newington (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 17.8% | 30,896 | $102,884 | $1,524 |
| 16 | Wallingford Center (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 17.8% | 18,208 | $89,959 | $1,336 |
| 17 | Orange (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 18.3% | 14,315 | $142,325 | $2,172 |
| 18 | Greenwich (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 18.5% | 14,792 | $134,914 | $2,082 |
| 19 | Southwood Acres (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 18.8% | 8,115 | $110,286 | $1,728 |
| 20 | Groton | New London County | 18.8% | 9,490 | $79,577 | $1,250 |
| 21 | Glastonbury Center (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 19.0% | 7,266 | $107,357 | $1,697 |
| 22 | Shelton | Fairfield County | 19.3% | 41,889 | $108,185 | $1,741 |
| 23 | Cos Cob (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 19.3% | 7,546 | $190,481 | $3,067 |
| 24 | East Haven (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 19.4% | 27,806 | $94,628 | $1,528 |
| 25 | Torrington | Litchfield County | 19.8% | 35,547 | $70,856 | $1,169 |
| 26 | Bristol | Hartford County | 20.3% | 61,462 | $79,076 | $1,338 |
| 27 | Milford city | New Haven County | 20.3% | 51,023 | $111,201 | $1,882 |
| 28 | Simsbury Center (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 20.5% | 6,198 | $138,242 | $2,360 |
| 29 | Windsor Locks (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 20.6% | 12,579 | $81,205 | $1,394 |
| 30 | Ansonia | New Haven County | 20.6% | 19,033 | $85,877 | $1,476 |
| 31 | East Hartford (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 20.8% | 50,918 | $70,778 | $1,225 |
| 32 | Putnam (unincorporated) | Windham County | 21.0% | 7,120 | $65,511 | $1,147 |
| 33 | New Milford (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 21.4% | 8,188 | $83,235 | $1,483 |
| 34 | Meriden | New Haven County | 21.8% | 60,545 | $71,253 | $1,294 |
| 35 | Middletown | Middlesex County | 21.8% | 47,958 | $79,438 | $1,446 |
| 36 | Bethel (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 21.9% | 11,404 | $90,848 | $1,656 |
| 37 | Winsted (unincorporated) | Litchfield County | 21.9% | 6,977 | $64,871 | $1,183 |
| 38 | Derby | New Haven County | 21.9% | 12,487 | $79,500 | $1,452 |
| 39 | Manchester (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 22.4% | 36,759 | $74,267 | $1,384 |
| 40 | Trumbull Center (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 22.4% | 10,264 | $123,708 | $2,307 |
| 41 | Hazardville (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 22.4% | 6,022 | $81,893 | $1,530 |
| 42 | Norwalk | Fairfield County | 23.1% | 92,187 | $107,616 | $2,073 |
| 43 | Norwich | New London County | 23.1% | 39,973 | $65,024 | $1,253 |
| 44 | West Haven | New Haven County | 23.3% | 55,351 | $74,382 | $1,442 |
| 45 | Thompsonville (unincorporated) | Hartford County | 23.5% | 7,927 | $71,805 | $1,404 |
| 46 | Branford Center (unincorporated) | New Haven County | 23.6% | 6,305 | $74,150 | $1,459 |
| 47 | Stamford | Fairfield County | 24.5% | 137,144 | $111,586 | $2,276 |
| 48 | New Britain | Hartford County | 25.7% | 74,223 | $58,613 | $1,253 |
| 49 | Danbury | Fairfield County | 26.6% | 87,263 | $83,393 | $1,846 |
| 50 | Rockville (unincorporated) | Tolland County | 26.6% | 7,072 | $51,232 | $1,136 |
| 51 | New London | New London County | 27.2% | 27,625 | $59,098 | $1,340 |
| 52 | Conning Towers-Nautilus Park (unincorporated) | New London County | 27.3% | 8,460 | $81,694 | $1,856 |
| 53 | Willimantic (unincorporated) | Windham County | 27.8% | 18,096 | $45,962 | $1,063 |
| 54 | New Canaan (unincorporated) | Fairfield County | 28.0% | 6,896 | $146,700 | $3,425 |
| 55 | Waterbury | New Haven County | 28.3% | 114,869 | $51,886 | $1,225 |
| 56 | Bridgeport | Fairfield County | 29.6% | 149,153 | $58,685 | $1,450 |
| 57 | New Haven | New Haven County | 31.4% | 134,349 | $56,851 | $1,488 |
| 58 | Hartford | Hartford County | 32.8% | 121,127 | $46,411 | $1,269 |
| 59 | Storrs (unincorporated) | Tolland County | 53.2% | 15,207 | $37,839 | $1,678 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Cheshire Village, with 11.4% (among the 59 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 59 largest places in Connecticut by population.