ZIP 06824
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 06824 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in ZIP 06824 changed +16.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 64 Connecticut ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.7%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($193,300) is $4,833 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($4,230); a 4-bedroom is $5,020.
ZIP 06825, 3 miles away, rents for 25% less ($2,929/mo), about $11,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 06824. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 06824 (Fairfield, CT) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 75.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 06824 in Fairfield, CT has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 06824 in Fairfield, CT has shifted from $2,321 to $3,903, up 68.2% since 2022. Census figures show median household income at $193,300 today, compared with $166,125 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 06824 in Fairfield, CT adding about 688 residents over the five-year window, up 1.9% on net. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 06824 covers Fairfield, CT. The median rent here is $3,903/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,930/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,500/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($193,300/yr), ZIP 06824 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 15.9% over the past year.
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