Best rental value cities in Connecticut

Name: Best Rental Value Cities in Connecticut by Rent Reality Score
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Connecticut renting furthest below their own 10-year trend, ranked by Rent Reality Score. Updated monthly.

Key findings

West Haven ranks first, with a Rent Reality Score of 66.
Across all 19 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,972/mo.

Data as of September 2026. RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score compares each city's current rent with its own 10-year trend. High-confidence trends only. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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19 cities

Rank	City	Score	Median rent	Vs. trend	1-yr change
01	West HavenCT Pop. 55KCompare →	66	$1,919/mo	-8.0%	+1.0%
02	WaterburyCT Pop. 115KCompare →	62	$1,551/mo	-6.0%	+2.0%
03	DanburyCT Pop. 87KCompare →	58	$2,587/mo	-4.2%	+1.4%
04	ManchesterCT Pop. 37KCompare →	58	$2,065/mo	-3.9%	+3.5%
05	NorwalkCT Pop. 92KCompare →	57	$2,730/mo	-3.7%	+3.1%
06	HartfordCT Pop. 121KCompare →	56	$1,555/mo	-2.8%	+3.0%
07	New BritainCT Pop. 74KCompare →	56	$1,661/mo	-3.1%	+5.8%
08	NorwichCT Pop. 40KCompare →	56	$1,832/mo	-3.2%	+9.6%
09	East HavenCT Pop. 28KCompare →	56	$2,294/mo	-3.1%	+2.3%
10	BristolCT Pop. 61KCompare →	55	$1,650/mo	-2.4%	+7.3%
11	New LondonCT Pop. 28KCompare →	55	$1,700/mo	-2.3%	+8.7%
12	New HavenCT Pop. 134KCompare →	54	$1,972/mo	-2.2%	+2.1%
13	BridgeportCT Pop. 149KCompare →	53	$2,020/mo	-1.6%	+2.2%
14	StamfordCT Pop. 137KCompare →	52	$2,971/mo	-1.2%	+2.6%
15	MiddletownCT Pop. 48KCompare →	52	$1,962/mo	-1.1%	+4.1%
16	MilfordCT Pop. 51KCompare →	51	$2,506/mo	-0.7%	+5.5%
17	SheltonCT Pop. 42KCompare →	50	$2,476/mo	-0.1%	+4.9%
18	West HartfordCT Pop. 64KCompare →	48	$2,361/mo	+0.9%	+3.6%
19	East HartfordCT Pop. 51KCompare →	47	$1,648/mo	+1.3%	+11.9%