Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Connecticut

A typical registered nurse in Connecticut earns about $103,928 a year, which supports approximately $2,598 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. 47 of 60 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 13 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Winsted, CT$1,366/mo15.8%very comfortable
Waterbury, CT$1,534/mo17.7%very comfortable
Killingly, CT$1,533/mo17.7%very comfortable
East Hartford, CT$1,564/mo18.1%very comfortable
New London, CT$1,589/mo18.3%very comfortable
Torrington, CT$1,604/mo18.5%very comfortable
New Britain, CT$1,618/mo18.7%very comfortable
Hartford, CT$1,632/mo18.8%very comfortable
Plainville, CT$1,631/mo18.8%very comfortable
Bristol, CT$1,685/mo19.5%very comfortable
Willimantic, CT$1,758/mo20.3%affordable
Meriden, CT$1,778/mo20.5%affordable
Seymour, CT$1,799/mo20.8%affordable
Vernon Rockville, CT$1,834/mo21.2%affordable
Norwich, CT$1,842/mo21.3%affordable
Ansonia, CT$1,863/mo21.5%affordable
Rocky Hill, CT$1,919/mo22.2%affordable
Enfield, CT$1,942/mo22.4%affordable
West Haven, CT$1,976/mo22.8%affordable
Derby, CT$1,971/mo22.8%affordable
Middletown, CT$1,991/mo23%affordable
Watertown, CT$2,015/mo23.3%affordable
Manchester, CT$2,029/mo23.4%affordable
Naugatuck, CT$2,023/mo23.4%affordable
Wallingford, CT$2,025/mo23.4%affordable
Bridgeport, CT$2,084/mo24.1%affordable
East Haven, CT$2,083/mo24.1%affordable
New Milford, CT$2,088/mo24.1%affordable
Windsor, CT$2,143/mo24.7%affordable
New Haven, CT$2,149/mo24.8%affordable
Groton, CT$2,170/mo25.1%affordable
Southington, CT$2,190/mo25.3%affordable
Stratford, CT$2,234/mo25.8%affordable
Waterford, CT$2,261/mo26.1%affordable
Hamden, CT$2,317/mo26.8%affordable
Griswold, CT$2,358/mo27.2%affordable
West Hartford, CT$2,401/mo27.7%affordable
Brookfield, CT$2,400/mo27.7%affordable
Cromwell, CT$2,401/mo27.7%affordable
South Windsor, CT$2,434/mo28.1%affordable
Farmington, CT$2,438/mo28.2%affordable
Branford, CT$2,447/mo28.3%affordable
Danbury, CT$2,483/mo28.7%affordable
Bloomfield, CT$2,492/mo28.8%affordable
Newington, CT$2,518/mo29.1%affordable
Milford, CT$2,528/mo29.2%affordable
Simsbury, CT$2,566/mo29.6%affordable
East Lyme, CT$2,618/mo30.2%stretched
Shelton, CT$2,673/mo30.9%stretched
Stonington, CT$2,676/mo30.9%stretched
Glastonbury, CT$2,690/mo31.1%stretched
Norwalk, CT$2,702/mo31.2%stretched
Granby, CT$2,895/mo33.4%stretched
Stamford, CT$2,959/mo34.2%stretched
Trumbull, CT$3,156/mo36.4%stretched
Fairfield, CT$3,365/mo38.9%stretched
Ridgefield, CT$3,741/mo43.2%rent-burdened
Darien, CT$5,500/mo63.5%severely rent-burdened
Westport, CT$5,582/mo64.5%severely rent-burdened
Greenwich, CT$6,173/mo71.3%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).