Rent Affordability for A Waiter or Waitress in Connecticut

A typical waiter or waitress in Connecticut earns about $40,183 a year, which supports approximately $1,005 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/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Waterbury, CT$1,534/mo45.8%rent-burdened
Killingly, CT$1,533/mo45.8%rent-burdened
East Hartford, CT$1,564/mo46.7%rent-burdened
New London, CT$1,589/mo47.5%rent-burdened
Torrington, CT$1,604/mo47.9%rent-burdened
New Britain, CT$1,618/mo48.3%rent-burdened
Hartford, CT$1,632/mo48.7%rent-burdened
Plainville, CT$1,631/mo48.7%rent-burdened
Bristol, CT$1,685/mo50.3%severely rent-burdened
Willimantic, CT$1,758/mo52.5%severely rent-burdened
Meriden, CT$1,778/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Seymour, CT$1,799/mo53.7%severely rent-burdened
Vernon Rockville, CT$1,834/mo54.8%severely rent-burdened
Norwich, CT$1,842/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Ansonia, CT$1,863/mo55.6%severely rent-burdened
Rocky Hill, CT$1,919/mo57.3%severely rent-burdened
Enfield, CT$1,942/mo58%severely rent-burdened
Derby, CT$1,971/mo58.9%severely rent-burdened
West Haven, CT$1,976/mo59%severely rent-burdened
Middletown, CT$1,991/mo59.5%severely rent-burdened
Watertown, CT$2,015/mo60.2%severely rent-burdened
Naugatuck, CT$2,023/mo60.4%severely rent-burdened
Wallingford, CT$2,025/mo60.5%severely rent-burdened
Manchester, CT$2,029/mo60.6%severely rent-burdened
Bridgeport, CT$2,084/mo62.2%severely rent-burdened
East Haven, CT$2,083/mo62.2%severely rent-burdened
New Milford, CT$2,088/mo62.4%severely rent-burdened
Windsor, CT$2,143/mo64%severely rent-burdened
New Haven, CT$2,149/mo64.2%severely rent-burdened
Groton, CT$2,170/mo64.8%severely rent-burdened
Southington, CT$2,190/mo65.4%severely rent-burdened
Stratford, CT$2,234/mo66.7%severely rent-burdened
Waterford, CT$2,261/mo67.5%severely rent-burdened
Hamden, CT$2,317/mo69.2%severely rent-burdened
Griswold, CT$2,358/mo70.4%severely rent-burdened
West Hartford, CT$2,401/mo71.7%severely rent-burdened
Brookfield, CT$2,400/mo71.7%severely rent-burdened
Cromwell, CT$2,401/mo71.7%severely rent-burdened
South Windsor, CT$2,434/mo72.7%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, CT$2,438/mo72.8%severely rent-burdened
Branford, CT$2,447/mo73.1%severely rent-burdened
Danbury, CT$2,483/mo74.2%severely rent-burdened
Bloomfield, CT$2,492/mo74.4%severely rent-burdened
Newington, CT$2,518/mo75.2%severely rent-burdened
Milford, CT$2,528/mo75.5%severely rent-burdened
Simsbury, CT$2,566/mo76.6%severely rent-burdened
East Lyme, CT$2,618/mo78.2%severely rent-burdened
Shelton, CT$2,673/mo79.8%severely rent-burdened
Stonington, CT$2,676/mo79.9%severely rent-burdened
Glastonbury, CT$2,690/mo80.3%severely rent-burdened
Norwalk, CT$2,702/mo80.7%severely rent-burdened
Granby, CT$2,895/mo86.5%severely rent-burdened
Stamford, CT$2,959/mo88.4%severely rent-burdened
Trumbull, CT$3,156/mo94.2%severely rent-burdened
Fairfield, CT$3,365/mo100.5%severely rent-burdened
Ridgefield, CT$3,741/mo111.7%severely rent-burdened
Darien, CT$5,500/mo164.2%severely rent-burdened
Westport, CT$5,582/mo166.7%severely rent-burdened
Greenwich, CT$6,173/mo184.3%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).