Rents are 4% below what Danbury's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,587 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Danbury usually run 2% below trend in January and 1.7% above it in July, about $96 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Danbury is 0.2% below its high of $2,593 in August 2026, at $2,587 as of September 2026.
Rent in Danbury changed +1.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 41 Connecticut cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.7%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Danbury rose 45% while median household income rose 13.8% ($73,297 to $83,393). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Danbury is 52.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,393) is $2,085 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,825); a 2-bedroom is $2,175.
New Milford, 14 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,929/mo), about $7,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Danbury. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Danbury, CT is roughly split between renters and owners, 34% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Danbury, CT has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Danbury, CT has climbed from $1,889 to $2,587, a 37.0% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $74,600 to $83,393 across the same window, up 11.8% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.2% since 2021, moving from about 86,197 residents to roughly 87,263. Renters now make up 46.2% of households, compared with 42% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Danbury, CT look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Danbury is $2,587/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,490/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,175/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,825/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,765/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($83,393/yr), Danbury ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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