FMRFinder

Connecticut fair market rent by county and town

Connecticut · FY2027 · 169 listed places · 8 HUD FMR areas

$1,933median 2BR

From $1,560 in Winchester town to $2,399 in Bridgeport town

FY2026 → FY2027: median +1.9% · 89 up, 80 down · largest Bethany town +6.2% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $95,960 a year in Bridgeport town and $62,400 in Winchester town.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$1,346$53,840$25.88
1 bedroom$1,543$61,720$29.67
2 bedrooms$1,933$77,320$37.17
3 bedrooms$2,303$92,120$44.29
4 bedrooms$2,542$101,680$48.88

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Connecticut places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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