Rents are right about where West Hartford's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $2,361 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 West Hartford usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in June, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in West Hartford is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in West Hartford changed +3.6% 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 West Hartford rose 36.1% while median household income rose 24.6% ($104,281 to $129,890). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in West Hartford is 47.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($129,890) is $3,247 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,670).
Hartford, 2 miles away, rents for 34% less ($1,555/mo), about $9,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for West Hartford. 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
West Hartford, CT is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 66.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How West Hartford, CT has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in West Hartford, CT has climbed from $1,686 to $2,361, a 40.0% change over five years. Median household income rose from $111,997 to $129,890 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.0% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 32.6% of households, compared with 30.4% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in West Hartford, 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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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in West Hartford is $2,361/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,280/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,870/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,480/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,250/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($129,890/yr), West Hartford ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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