Rent Affordability for A Nursing Assistant in Connecticut

A typical nursing assistant in Connecticut earns about $43,571 a year, which supports approximately $1,089 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. 0 of 60 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 60 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winsted, CT$1,366/mo37.6%stretched
Plainville, CT$1,460/mo40.2%rent-burdened
Killingly, CT$1,488/mo41%rent-burdened
East Hartford, CT$1,539/mo42.4%rent-burdened
Waterbury, CT$1,554/mo42.8%rent-burdened
New London, CT$1,586/mo43.7%rent-burdened
New Britain, CT$1,627/mo44.8%rent-burdened
Torrington, CT$1,638/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Hartford, CT$1,672/mo46%rent-burdened
Bristol, CT$1,679/mo46.2%rent-burdened
Meriden, CT$1,748/mo48.1%rent-burdened
Seymour, CT$1,799/mo49.5%rent-burdened
Vernon Rockville, CT$1,834/mo50.5%severely rent-burdened
Rocky Hill, CT$1,857/mo51.1%severely rent-burdened
Ansonia, CT$1,859/mo51.2%severely rent-burdened
Griswold, CT$1,862/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Norwich, CT$1,883/mo51.9%severely rent-burdened
Watertown, CT$1,898/mo52.3%severely rent-burdened
Willimantic, CT$1,955/mo53.8%severely rent-burdened
Wallingford, CT$1,967/mo54.2%severely rent-burdened
Enfield, CT$1,971/mo54.3%severely rent-burdened
Middletown, CT$1,996/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Manchester, CT$2,001/mo55.1%severely rent-burdened
West Haven, CT$2,005/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
Naugatuck, CT$2,005/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
New Milford, CT$2,025/mo55.8%severely rent-burdened
Derby, CT$2,031/mo55.9%severely rent-burdened
East Haven, CT$2,084/mo57.4%severely rent-burdened
Bridgeport, CT$2,105/mo58%severely rent-burdened
Cromwell, CT$2,140/mo58.9%severely rent-burdened
Windsor, CT$2,154/mo59.3%severely rent-burdened
Groton, CT$2,172/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Waterford, CT$2,173/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Stratford, CT$2,177/mo60%severely rent-burdened
Southington, CT$2,190/mo60.3%severely rent-burdened
Hamden, CT$2,225/mo61.3%severely rent-burdened
New Haven, CT$2,242/mo61.7%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, CT$2,339/mo64.4%severely rent-burdened
South Windsor, CT$2,383/mo65.6%severely rent-burdened
Brookfield, CT$2,400/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
West Hartford, CT$2,437/mo67.1%severely rent-burdened
Danbury, CT$2,439/mo67.2%severely rent-burdened
Newington, CT$2,451/mo67.5%severely rent-burdened
Branford, CT$2,464/mo67.9%severely rent-burdened
Stonington, CT$2,513/mo69.2%severely rent-burdened
Milford, CT$2,535/mo69.8%severely rent-burdened
Bloomfield, CT$2,539/mo69.9%severely rent-burdened
Shelton, CT$2,557/mo70.4%severely rent-burdened
East Lyme, CT$2,574/mo70.9%severely rent-burdened
Glastonbury, CT$2,576/mo70.9%severely rent-burdened
Simsbury, CT$2,615/mo72%severely rent-burdened
Norwalk, CT$2,718/mo74.9%severely rent-burdened
Trumbull, CT$2,844/mo78.3%severely rent-burdened
Granby, CT$2,895/mo79.7%severely rent-burdened
Stamford, CT$2,954/mo81.4%severely rent-burdened
Fairfield, CT$3,279/mo90.3%severely rent-burdened
Ridgefield, CT$3,856/mo106.2%severely rent-burdened
Darien, CT$5,384/mo148.3%severely rent-burdened
Greenwich, CT$6,158/mo169.6%severely rent-burdened
Westport, CT$7,221/mo198.9%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Connecticut. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).