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 | $1,366/mo | 23.2% | affordable |
| Waterbury, CT | $1,534/mo | 26.1% | affordable |
| Killingly, CT | $1,533/mo | 26.1% | affordable |
| East Hartford, CT | $1,564/mo | 26.6% | affordable |
| New London, CT | $1,589/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Torrington, CT | $1,604/mo | 27.3% | affordable |
| New Britain, CT | $1,618/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Plainville, CT | $1,631/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| Hartford, CT | $1,632/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Bristol, CT | $1,685/mo | 28.7% | affordable |
| Willimantic, CT | $1,758/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Meriden, CT | $1,778/mo | 30.2% | stretched |
| Seymour, CT | $1,799/mo | 30.6% | stretched |
| Vernon Rockville, CT | $1,834/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Norwich, CT | $1,842/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Ansonia, CT | $1,863/mo | 31.7% | stretched |
| Rocky Hill, CT | $1,919/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Enfield, CT | $1,942/mo | 33% | stretched |
| Derby, CT | $1,971/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| West Haven, CT | $1,976/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Middletown, CT | $1,991/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Watertown, CT | $2,015/mo | 34.3% | stretched |
| Naugatuck, CT | $2,023/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Wallingford, CT | $2,025/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Manchester, CT | $2,029/mo | 34.5% | stretched |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,084/mo | 35.4% | stretched |
| East Haven, CT | $2,083/mo | 35.4% | stretched |
| New Milford, CT | $2,088/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Windsor, CT | $2,143/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| New Haven, CT | $2,149/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Groton, CT | $2,170/mo | 36.9% | stretched |
| Southington, CT | $2,190/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Stratford, CT | $2,234/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Waterford, CT | $2,261/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Hamden, CT | $2,317/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Griswold, CT | $2,358/mo | 40.1% | rent-burdened |
| West Hartford, CT | $2,401/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Brookfield, CT | $2,400/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Cromwell, CT | $2,401/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| South Windsor, CT | $2,434/mo | 41.4% | rent-burdened |
| Farmington, CT | $2,438/mo | 41.5% | rent-burdened |
| Branford, CT | $2,447/mo | 41.6% | rent-burdened |
| Danbury, CT | $2,483/mo | 42.2% | rent-burdened |
| Bloomfield, CT | $2,492/mo | 42.4% | rent-burdened |
| Newington, CT | $2,518/mo | 42.8% | rent-burdened |
| Milford, CT | $2,528/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Simsbury, CT | $2,566/mo | 43.6% | rent-burdened |
| East Lyme, CT | $2,618/mo | 44.5% | rent-burdened |
| Shelton, CT | $2,673/mo | 45.5% | rent-burdened |
| Stonington, CT | $2,676/mo | 45.5% | rent-burdened |
| Glastonbury, CT | $2,690/mo | 45.7% | rent-burdened |
| Norwalk, CT | $2,702/mo | 45.9% | rent-burdened |
| Granby, CT | $2,895/mo | 49.2% | rent-burdened |
| Stamford, CT | $2,959/mo | 50.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Trumbull, CT | $3,156/mo | 53.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fairfield, CT | $3,365/mo | 57.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ridgefield, CT | $3,741/mo | 63.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Darien, CT | $5,500/mo | 93.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westport, CT | $5,582/mo | 94.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Greenwich, CT | $6,173/mo | 105% | severely rent-burdened |