Rent Affordability for A Pharmacist in Connecticut

A typical pharmacist in Connecticut earns about $146,025 a year, which supports approximately $3,651 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. 56 of 60 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 4 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winsted, CT$1,366/mo11.2%very comfortable
Waterbury, CT$1,534/mo12.6%very comfortable
Killingly, CT$1,533/mo12.6%very comfortable
East Hartford, CT$1,564/mo12.9%very comfortable
New London, CT$1,589/mo13.1%very comfortable
Torrington, CT$1,604/mo13.2%very comfortable
New Britain, CT$1,618/mo13.3%very comfortable
Hartford, CT$1,632/mo13.4%very comfortable
Plainville, CT$1,631/mo13.4%very comfortable
Bristol, CT$1,685/mo13.8%very comfortable
Willimantic, CT$1,758/mo14.4%very comfortable
Meriden, CT$1,778/mo14.6%very comfortable
Seymour, CT$1,799/mo14.8%very comfortable
Norwich, CT$1,842/mo15.1%very comfortable
Vernon Rockville, CT$1,834/mo15.1%very comfortable
Ansonia, CT$1,863/mo15.3%very comfortable
Rocky Hill, CT$1,919/mo15.8%very comfortable
Enfield, CT$1,942/mo16%very comfortable
West Haven, CT$1,976/mo16.2%very comfortable
Derby, CT$1,971/mo16.2%very comfortable
Middletown, CT$1,991/mo16.4%very comfortable
Naugatuck, CT$2,023/mo16.6%very comfortable
Watertown, CT$2,015/mo16.6%very comfortable
Wallingford, CT$2,025/mo16.6%very comfortable
Manchester, CT$2,029/mo16.7%very comfortable
Bridgeport, CT$2,084/mo17.1%very comfortable
East Haven, CT$2,083/mo17.1%very comfortable
New Milford, CT$2,088/mo17.2%very comfortable
Windsor, CT$2,143/mo17.6%very comfortable
New Haven, CT$2,149/mo17.7%very comfortable
Groton, CT$2,170/mo17.8%very comfortable
Southington, CT$2,190/mo18%very comfortable
Stratford, CT$2,234/mo18.4%very comfortable
Waterford, CT$2,261/mo18.6%very comfortable
Hamden, CT$2,317/mo19%very comfortable
Griswold, CT$2,358/mo19.4%very comfortable
West Hartford, CT$2,401/mo19.7%very comfortable
Brookfield, CT$2,400/mo19.7%very comfortable
Cromwell, CT$2,401/mo19.7%very comfortable
Farmington, CT$2,438/mo20%affordable
South Windsor, CT$2,434/mo20%affordable
Branford, CT$2,447/mo20.1%affordable
Danbury, CT$2,483/mo20.4%affordable
Bloomfield, CT$2,492/mo20.5%affordable
Newington, CT$2,518/mo20.7%affordable
Milford, CT$2,528/mo20.8%affordable
Simsbury, CT$2,566/mo21.1%affordable
East Lyme, CT$2,618/mo21.5%affordable
Shelton, CT$2,673/mo22%affordable
Stonington, CT$2,676/mo22%affordable
Glastonbury, CT$2,690/mo22.1%affordable
Norwalk, CT$2,702/mo22.2%affordable
Granby, CT$2,895/mo23.8%affordable
Stamford, CT$2,959/mo24.3%affordable
Trumbull, CT$3,156/mo25.9%affordable
Fairfield, CT$3,365/mo27.7%affordable
Ridgefield, CT$3,741/mo30.7%stretched
Darien, CT$5,500/mo45.2%rent-burdened
Westport, CT$5,582/mo45.9%rent-burdened
Greenwich, CT$6,173/mo50.7%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).