ZIP 06119
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 06119 usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in June, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 06119 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2017.
Rent in ZIP 06119 changed +3.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 64 Connecticut ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.7%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 06119 rose 34.3% while median household income rose 12.1% ($88,963 to $99,688). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 06119 is 49.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($99,688) is $2,492 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,140); a 3-bedroom is $2,570.
ZIP 06105, 1 mile away, rents for 33% less ($1,434/mo), about $8,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 06119. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 06119 (West Hartford, CT) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 66.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 06119 in West Hartford, CT has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 06119 in West Hartford, CT has shifted from $1,496 to $2,129, up 42.3% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $99,688 today, compared with $94,292 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 51% to 56.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 06119 covers West Hartford, CT. The median rent here is $2,129/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,690/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,140/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($99,688/yr), ZIP 06119 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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