Rents are 3% above what Rocky Hill's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $1,945 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 Rocky Hill usually run 2.8% below trend in January and 2.2% above it in June, about $97 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Rocky Hill is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2021.
Rent in Rocky Hill changed +5.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 41 Connecticut cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.7%.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
New Britain, 6 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,661/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rocky Hill. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Rocky Hill, CT has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Rocky Hill, CT paid around $1,426 a month. That figure now sits near $1,945, up 36.4% from the 2021 baseline. Taken together, the five-year picture in Rocky Hill, CT reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Rocky Hill rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Rocky Hill. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Rocky Hill is $1,945/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,420/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,070/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,640/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,490/mo.
At 32% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Rocky Hill ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.4% over the past year.
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