Rent Affordability for A Retail Salesperson in Connecticut

A typical retail salesperson in Connecticut earns about $40,777 a year, which supports approximately $1,019 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/mo40.2%rent-burdened
Plainville, CT$1,460/mo43%rent-burdened
Killingly, CT$1,488/mo43.8%rent-burdened
East Hartford, CT$1,539/mo45.3%rent-burdened
Waterbury, CT$1,554/mo45.7%rent-burdened
New London, CT$1,586/mo46.7%rent-burdened
New Britain, CT$1,627/mo47.9%rent-burdened
Torrington, CT$1,638/mo48.2%rent-burdened
Hartford, CT$1,672/mo49.2%rent-burdened
Bristol, CT$1,679/mo49.4%rent-burdened
Meriden, CT$1,748/mo51.4%severely rent-burdened
Seymour, CT$1,799/mo52.9%severely rent-burdened
Vernon Rockville, CT$1,834/mo54%severely rent-burdened
Rocky Hill, CT$1,857/mo54.6%severely rent-burdened
Ansonia, CT$1,859/mo54.7%severely rent-burdened
Griswold, CT$1,862/mo54.8%severely rent-burdened
Norwich, CT$1,883/mo55.4%severely rent-burdened
Watertown, CT$1,898/mo55.9%severely rent-burdened
Willimantic, CT$1,955/mo57.5%severely rent-burdened
Wallingford, CT$1,967/mo57.9%severely rent-burdened
Enfield, CT$1,971/mo58%severely rent-burdened
Middletown, CT$1,996/mo58.7%severely rent-burdened
Manchester, CT$2,001/mo58.9%severely rent-burdened
West Haven, CT$2,005/mo59%severely rent-burdened
Naugatuck, CT$2,005/mo59%severely rent-burdened
New Milford, CT$2,025/mo59.6%severely rent-burdened
Derby, CT$2,031/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
East Haven, CT$2,084/mo61.3%severely rent-burdened
Bridgeport, CT$2,105/mo61.9%severely rent-burdened
Cromwell, CT$2,140/mo63%severely rent-burdened
Windsor, CT$2,154/mo63.4%severely rent-burdened
Groton, CT$2,172/mo63.9%severely rent-burdened
Waterford, CT$2,173/mo63.9%severely rent-burdened
Stratford, CT$2,177/mo64.1%severely rent-burdened
Southington, CT$2,190/mo64.4%severely rent-burdened
Hamden, CT$2,225/mo65.5%severely rent-burdened
New Haven, CT$2,242/mo66%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, CT$2,339/mo68.8%severely rent-burdened
South Windsor, CT$2,383/mo70.1%severely rent-burdened
Brookfield, CT$2,400/mo70.6%severely rent-burdened
West Hartford, CT$2,437/mo71.7%severely rent-burdened
Danbury, CT$2,439/mo71.8%severely rent-burdened
Newington, CT$2,451/mo72.1%severely rent-burdened
Branford, CT$2,464/mo72.5%severely rent-burdened
Stonington, CT$2,513/mo74%severely rent-burdened
Milford, CT$2,535/mo74.6%severely rent-burdened
Bloomfield, CT$2,539/mo74.7%severely rent-burdened
Shelton, CT$2,557/mo75.2%severely rent-burdened
East Lyme, CT$2,574/mo75.7%severely rent-burdened
Glastonbury, CT$2,576/mo75.8%severely rent-burdened
Simsbury, CT$2,615/mo77%severely rent-burdened
Norwalk, CT$2,718/mo80%severely rent-burdened
Trumbull, CT$2,844/mo83.7%severely rent-burdened
Granby, CT$2,895/mo85.2%severely rent-burdened
Stamford, CT$2,954/mo86.9%severely rent-burdened
Fairfield, CT$3,279/mo96.5%severely rent-burdened
Ridgefield, CT$3,856/mo113.5%severely rent-burdened
Darien, CT$5,384/mo158.4%severely rent-burdened
Greenwich, CT$6,158/mo181.2%severely rent-burdened
Westport, CT$7,221/mo212.5%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).