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
Waterbury, CT$1,534/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Killingly, CT$1,533/mo45.1%rent-burdened
East Hartford, CT$1,564/mo46%rent-burdened
New London, CT$1,589/mo46.8%rent-burdened
Torrington, CT$1,604/mo47.2%rent-burdened
New Britain, CT$1,618/mo47.6%rent-burdened
Hartford, CT$1,632/mo48%rent-burdened
Plainville, CT$1,631/mo48%rent-burdened
Bristol, CT$1,685/mo49.6%rent-burdened
Willimantic, CT$1,758/mo51.7%severely rent-burdened
Meriden, CT$1,778/mo52.3%severely rent-burdened
Seymour, CT$1,799/mo52.9%severely rent-burdened
Vernon Rockville, CT$1,834/mo54%severely rent-burdened
Norwich, CT$1,842/mo54.2%severely rent-burdened
Ansonia, CT$1,863/mo54.8%severely rent-burdened
Rocky Hill, CT$1,919/mo56.5%severely rent-burdened
Enfield, CT$1,942/mo57.1%severely rent-burdened
Derby, CT$1,971/mo58%severely rent-burdened
West Haven, CT$1,976/mo58.2%severely rent-burdened
Middletown, CT$1,991/mo58.6%severely rent-burdened
Watertown, CT$2,015/mo59.3%severely rent-burdened
Naugatuck, CT$2,023/mo59.5%severely rent-burdened
Wallingford, CT$2,025/mo59.6%severely rent-burdened
Manchester, CT$2,029/mo59.7%severely rent-burdened
Bridgeport, CT$2,084/mo61.3%severely rent-burdened
East Haven, CT$2,083/mo61.3%severely rent-burdened
New Milford, CT$2,088/mo61.4%severely rent-burdened
Windsor, CT$2,143/mo63.1%severely rent-burdened
New Haven, CT$2,149/mo63.2%severely rent-burdened
Groton, CT$2,170/mo63.9%severely rent-burdened
Southington, CT$2,190/mo64.4%severely rent-burdened
Stratford, CT$2,234/mo65.7%severely rent-burdened
Waterford, CT$2,261/mo66.5%severely rent-burdened
Hamden, CT$2,317/mo68.2%severely rent-burdened
Griswold, CT$2,358/mo69.4%severely rent-burdened
Brookfield, CT$2,400/mo70.6%severely rent-burdened
West Hartford, CT$2,401/mo70.7%severely rent-burdened
Cromwell, CT$2,401/mo70.7%severely rent-burdened
South Windsor, CT$2,434/mo71.6%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, CT$2,438/mo71.7%severely rent-burdened
Branford, CT$2,447/mo72%severely rent-burdened
Danbury, CT$2,483/mo73.1%severely rent-burdened
Bloomfield, CT$2,492/mo73.3%severely rent-burdened
Newington, CT$2,518/mo74.1%severely rent-burdened
Milford, CT$2,528/mo74.4%severely rent-burdened
Simsbury, CT$2,566/mo75.5%severely rent-burdened
East Lyme, CT$2,618/mo77%severely rent-burdened
Shelton, CT$2,673/mo78.7%severely rent-burdened
Stonington, CT$2,676/mo78.8%severely rent-burdened
Glastonbury, CT$2,690/mo79.2%severely rent-burdened
Norwalk, CT$2,702/mo79.5%severely rent-burdened
Granby, CT$2,895/mo85.2%severely rent-burdened
Stamford, CT$2,959/mo87.1%severely rent-burdened
Trumbull, CT$3,156/mo92.9%severely rent-burdened
Fairfield, CT$3,365/mo99%severely rent-burdened
Ridgefield, CT$3,741/mo110.1%severely rent-burdened
Darien, CT$5,500/mo161.9%severely rent-burdened
Westport, CT$5,582/mo164.3%severely rent-burdened
Greenwich, CT$6,173/mo181.7%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).