Rent Affordability for A Chef in Connecticut
A typical chef in Connecticut earns about $70,565 a year, which supports approximately $1,764 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Connecticut city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 11 of 60 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 49 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winsted, CT | $1,173/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Hartford, CT | $1,555/mo | 26.4% | affordable |
| Waterbury, CT | $1,551/mo | 26.4% | affordable |
| Torrington, CT | $1,589/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Killingly, CT | $1,630/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| East Hartford, CT | $1,648/mo | 28% | affordable |
| Bristol, CT | $1,650/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Plainville, CT | $1,652/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| New Britain, CT | $1,661/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| New London, CT | $1,700/mo | 28.9% | affordable |
| Willimantic, CT | $1,717/mo | 29.2% | affordable |
| Seymour, CT | $1,799/mo | 30.6% | stretched |
| Enfield, CT | $1,806/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Norwich, CT | $1,832/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Vernon Rockville, CT | $1,834/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Meriden, CT | $1,873/mo | 31.9% | stretched |
| Ansonia, CT | $1,875/mo | 31.9% | stretched |
| Griswold, CT | $1,882/mo | 32% | stretched |
| Naugatuck, CT | $1,895/mo | 32.2% | stretched |
| Derby, CT | $1,914/mo | 32.5% | stretched |
| West Haven, CT | $1,919/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| New Milford, CT | $1,929/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Rocky Hill, CT | $1,945/mo | 33.1% | stretched |
| Middletown, CT | $1,962/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| New Haven, CT | $1,972/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Wallingford, CT | $1,976/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,020/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Manchester, CT | $2,065/mo | 35.1% | stretched |
| Watertown, CT | $2,089/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Southington, CT | $2,190/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Waterford, CT | $2,197/mo | 37.4% | stretched |
| Groton, CT | $2,219/mo | 37.7% | stretched |
| East Haven, CT | $2,294/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Windsor, CT | $2,302/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| West Hartford, CT | $2,361/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Cromwell, CT | $2,369/mo | 40.3% | rent-burdened |
| South Windsor, CT | $2,372/mo | 40.3% | rent-burdened |
| Hamden, CT | $2,383/mo | 40.5% | rent-burdened |
| Stratford, CT | $2,408/mo | 40.9% | rent-burdened |
| Granby, CT | $2,429/mo | 41.3% | rent-burdened |
| Bloomfield, CT | $2,438/mo | 41.5% | rent-burdened |
| Farmington, CT | $2,447/mo | 41.6% | rent-burdened |
| Branford, CT | $2,464/mo | 41.9% | rent-burdened |
| Shelton, CT | $2,476/mo | 42.1% | rent-burdened |
| Milford, CT | $2,506/mo | 42.6% | rent-burdened |
| Glastonbury, CT | $2,513/mo | 42.7% | rent-burdened |
| Newington, CT | $2,556/mo | 43.5% | rent-burdened |
| Danbury, CT | $2,587/mo | 44% | rent-burdened |
| East Lyme, CT | $2,592/mo | 44.1% | rent-burdened |
| Simsbury, CT | $2,597/mo | 44.2% | rent-burdened |
| Stonington, CT | $2,713/mo | 46.1% | rent-burdened |
| Norwalk, CT | $2,730/mo | 46.4% | rent-burdened |
| Brookfield, CT | $2,733/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| Stamford, CT | $2,971/mo | 50.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Trumbull, CT | $3,102/mo | 52.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ridgefield, CT | $3,189/mo | 54.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fairfield, CT | $3,430/mo | 58.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westport, CT | $5,578/mo | 94.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Darien, CT | $5,634/mo | 95.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Greenwich, CT | $5,928/mo | 100.8% | severely rent-burdened |