Rents are 2% below what Fairfield'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 $3,430 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
December. Asking rents in Fairfield usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in September, about $75 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Fairfield is 0.5% below its high of $3,446 in June 2026, at $3,430 as of September 2026.
Rent in Fairfield changed +5.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 41 Connecticut cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.7%.
Rent in Fairfield is 65.9% 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.
Bridgeport, 4 miles away, rents for 41% less ($2,020/mo), about $16,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Fairfield. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Fairfield, CT has changed in 5 years
Rent in Fairfield, CT has climbed 43.8% since 2021, going from about $2,386 per month to roughly $3,430 today. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Fairfield, CT reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Fairfield is $3,430/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,855/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,705/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,160/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,355/mo.
At 57% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Fairfield ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.8% over the past year.
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