Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in Connecticut
A typical police officer in Connecticut earns about $84,997 a year, which supports approximately $2,125 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. 29 of 60 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 31 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winsted, CT | $1,366/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| Plainville, CT | $1,460/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Killingly, CT | $1,488/mo | 21% | affordable |
| East Hartford, CT | $1,539/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Waterbury, CT | $1,554/mo | 21.9% | affordable |
| New London, CT | $1,586/mo | 22.4% | affordable |
| New Britain, CT | $1,627/mo | 23% | affordable |
| Torrington, CT | $1,638/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Hartford, CT | $1,672/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Bristol, CT | $1,679/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Meriden, CT | $1,748/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Seymour, CT | $1,799/mo | 25.4% | affordable |
| Vernon Rockville, CT | $1,834/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Ansonia, CT | $1,859/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Rocky Hill, CT | $1,857/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Griswold, CT | $1,862/mo | 26.3% | affordable |
| Norwich, CT | $1,883/mo | 26.6% | affordable |
| Watertown, CT | $1,898/mo | 26.8% | affordable |
| Willimantic, CT | $1,955/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Enfield, CT | $1,971/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Wallingford, CT | $1,967/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Middletown, CT | $1,996/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| West Haven, CT | $2,005/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Manchester, CT | $2,001/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Naugatuck, CT | $2,005/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| New Milford, CT | $2,025/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Derby, CT | $2,031/mo | 28.7% | affordable |
| East Haven, CT | $2,084/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,105/mo | 29.7% | affordable |
| Cromwell, CT | $2,140/mo | 30.2% | stretched |
| Windsor, CT | $2,154/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Groton, CT | $2,172/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Waterford, CT | $2,173/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Stratford, CT | $2,177/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Southington, CT | $2,190/mo | 30.9% | stretched |
| Hamden, CT | $2,225/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| New Haven, CT | $2,242/mo | 31.7% | stretched |
| Farmington, CT | $2,339/mo | 33% | stretched |
| South Windsor, CT | $2,383/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Brookfield, CT | $2,400/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Danbury, CT | $2,439/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| West Hartford, CT | $2,437/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Newington, CT | $2,451/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Branford, CT | $2,464/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Stonington, CT | $2,513/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Milford, CT | $2,535/mo | 35.8% | stretched |
| Bloomfield, CT | $2,539/mo | 35.8% | stretched |
| Shelton, CT | $2,557/mo | 36.1% | stretched |
| East Lyme, CT | $2,574/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Glastonbury, CT | $2,576/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| Simsbury, CT | $2,615/mo | 36.9% | stretched |
| Norwalk, CT | $2,718/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Trumbull, CT | $2,844/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Granby, CT | $2,895/mo | 40.9% | rent-burdened |
| Stamford, CT | $2,954/mo | 41.7% | rent-burdened |
| Fairfield, CT | $3,279/mo | 46.3% | rent-burdened |
| Ridgefield, CT | $3,856/mo | 54.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Darien, CT | $5,384/mo | 76% | severely rent-burdened |
| Greenwich, CT | $6,158/mo | 86.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westport, CT | $7,221/mo | 101.9% | severely rent-burdened |