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
Waterbury, CT$1,534/mo42.2%rent-burdened
Killingly, CT$1,533/mo42.2%rent-burdened
East Hartford, CT$1,564/mo43.1%rent-burdened
New London, CT$1,589/mo43.8%rent-burdened
Torrington, CT$1,604/mo44.2%rent-burdened
New Britain, CT$1,618/mo44.6%rent-burdened
Hartford, CT$1,632/mo44.9%rent-burdened
Plainville, CT$1,631/mo44.9%rent-burdened
Bristol, CT$1,685/mo46.4%rent-burdened
Willimantic, CT$1,758/mo48.4%rent-burdened
Meriden, CT$1,778/mo49%rent-burdened
Seymour, CT$1,799/mo49.5%rent-burdened
Vernon Rockville, CT$1,834/mo50.5%severely rent-burdened
Norwich, CT$1,842/mo50.7%severely rent-burdened
Ansonia, CT$1,863/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Rocky Hill, CT$1,919/mo52.9%severely rent-burdened
Enfield, CT$1,942/mo53.5%severely rent-burdened
Derby, CT$1,971/mo54.3%severely rent-burdened
West Haven, CT$1,976/mo54.4%severely rent-burdened
Middletown, CT$1,991/mo54.8%severely rent-burdened
Watertown, CT$2,015/mo55.5%severely rent-burdened
Naugatuck, CT$2,023/mo55.7%severely rent-burdened
Wallingford, CT$2,025/mo55.8%severely rent-burdened
Manchester, CT$2,029/mo55.9%severely rent-burdened
Bridgeport, CT$2,084/mo57.4%severely rent-burdened
East Haven, CT$2,083/mo57.4%severely rent-burdened
New Milford, CT$2,088/mo57.5%severely rent-burdened
Windsor, CT$2,143/mo59%severely rent-burdened
New Haven, CT$2,149/mo59.2%severely rent-burdened
Groton, CT$2,170/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Southington, CT$2,190/mo60.3%severely rent-burdened
Stratford, CT$2,234/mo61.5%severely rent-burdened
Waterford, CT$2,261/mo62.3%severely rent-burdened
Hamden, CT$2,317/mo63.8%severely rent-burdened
Griswold, CT$2,358/mo64.9%severely rent-burdened
West Hartford, CT$2,401/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
Brookfield, CT$2,400/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
Cromwell, CT$2,401/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
South Windsor, CT$2,434/mo67%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, CT$2,438/mo67.1%severely rent-burdened
Branford, CT$2,447/mo67.4%severely rent-burdened
Danbury, CT$2,483/mo68.4%severely rent-burdened
Bloomfield, CT$2,492/mo68.6%severely rent-burdened
Newington, CT$2,518/mo69.3%severely rent-burdened
Milford, CT$2,528/mo69.6%severely rent-burdened
Simsbury, CT$2,566/mo70.7%severely rent-burdened
East Lyme, CT$2,618/mo72.1%severely rent-burdened
Shelton, CT$2,673/mo73.6%severely rent-burdened
Stonington, CT$2,676/mo73.7%severely rent-burdened
Glastonbury, CT$2,690/mo74.1%severely rent-burdened
Norwalk, CT$2,702/mo74.4%severely rent-burdened
Granby, CT$2,895/mo79.7%severely rent-burdened
Stamford, CT$2,959/mo81.5%severely rent-burdened
Trumbull, CT$3,156/mo86.9%severely rent-burdened
Fairfield, CT$3,365/mo92.7%severely rent-burdened
Ridgefield, CT$3,741/mo103%severely rent-burdened
Darien, CT$5,500/mo151.5%severely rent-burdened
Westport, CT$5,582/mo153.7%severely rent-burdened
Greenwich, CT$6,173/mo170%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).