Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Connecticut
Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Connecticut with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06269 | Storrs Mansfield | 100% |
| 2 | 06481 | Rockfall | 94.4% |
| 3 | 06280 | Windham | 87.6% |
| 4 | 06784 | Sherman | 79.2% |
| 5 | 06250 | Mansfield Center | 78.4% |
| 6 | 06883 | Weston | 77.9% |
| 7 | 06268 | Storrs Mansfield | 74.7% |
| 8 | 06248 | Hebron | 73.6% |
| 9 | 06710 | Waterbury | 71.9% |
| 10 | 06525 | New Haven | 71.1% |
| 11 | 06084 | Tolland | 70.8% |
| 12 | 06795 | Watertown | 70.6% |
| 13 | 06279 | Willington | 70% |
| 14 | 06751 | Bethlehem | 69.7% |
| 15 | 06277 | Thompson | 68.5% |
| 16 | 06357 | Niantic | 67.8% |
| 17 | 06906 | Stamford | 67% |
| 18 | 06339 | Ledyard | 66.7% |
| 19 | 06037 | Berlin | 66.2% |
| 20 | 06073 | South Glastonbury | 66.1% |
| 21 | 06438 | Haddam | 65.9% |
| 22 | 06112 | Hartford | 65.5% |
| 23 | 06114 | Hartford | 65.1% |
| 24 | 06896 | Redding | 64.9% |
| 25 | 06477 | Orange | 64% |
| 26 | 06903 | Stamford | 63.9% |
| 27 | 06470 | Newtown | 63.8% |
| 28 | 06519 | New Haven | 63.5% |
| 29 | 06120 | Hartford | 63.2% |
| 30 | 06238 | Coventry | 62.7% |
| 31 | 06610 | Bridgeport | 62.6% |
| 32 | 06069 | Sharon | 62.6% |
| 33 | 06807 | Cos Cob | 62.2% |
| 34 | 06513 | New Haven | 61.7% |
| 35 | 06475 | Old Saybrook | 61.7% |
| 36 | 06607 | Bridgeport | 61.5% |
| 37 | 06783 | Roxbury | 61.5% |
| 38 | 06825 | Fairfield | 61.3% |
| 39 | 06702 | Waterbury | 61.1% |
| 40 | 06416 | Cromwell | 61% |
| 41 | 06614 | Stratford | 60.9% |
| 42 | 06611 | Trumbull | 60.8% |
| 43 | 06820 | Darien | 60.8% |
| 44 | 06890 | Southport | 60.8% |
| 45 | 06232 | Andover | 60.8% |
| 46 | 06754 | Cornwall Bridge | 60.7% |
| 47 | 06705 | Waterbury | 60.4% |
| 48 | 06604 | Bridgeport | 60.2% |
| 49 | 06019 | Canton | 59.9% |
| 50 | 06441 | Higganum | 59.9% |
| 51 | 06704 | Waterbury | 59.8% |
| 52 | 06608 | Bridgeport | 59.6% |
| 53 | 06786 | Terryville | 59.6% |
| 54 | 06052 | New Britain | 59.2% |
| 55 | 06447 | Marlborough | 59.2% |
| 56 | 06333 | East Lyme | 58.9% |
| 57 | 06351 | Jewett City | 58.6% |
| 58 | 06093 | West Suffield | 58.5% |
| 59 | 06606 | Bridgeport | 58.4% |
| 60 | 06259 | Pomfret Center | 58.4% |
| 61 | 06106 | Hartford | 58.3% |
| 62 | 06615 | Stratford | 58.2% |
| 63 | 06096 | Windsor Locks | 58.2% |
| 64 | 06417 | Deep River | 58.2% |
| 65 | 06053 | New Britain | 58.1% |
| 66 | 06776 | New Milford | 58.1% |
| 67 | 06001 | Avon | 57.9% |
| 68 | 06787 | Thomaston | 57.9% |
| 69 | 06510 | New Haven | 57.7% |
| 70 | 06605 | Bridgeport | 57.6% |
| 71 | 06360 | Norwich | 57.5% |
| 72 | 06423 | East Haddam | 57.5% |
| 73 | 06089 | Weatogue | 57.5% |
| 74 | 06412 | Chester | 57.4% |
| 75 | 06450 | Meriden | 57.3% |
| 76 | 06763 | Morris | 57.1% |
| 77 | 06026 | East Granby | 56.8% |
| 78 | 06897 | Wilton | 56.6% |
| 79 | 06482 | Sandy Hook | 56.6% |
| 80 | 06226 | Willimantic | 56.4% |
| 81 | 06117 | West Hartford | 56.4% |
| 82 | 06840 | New Canaan | 56% |
| 83 | 06105 | Hartford | 55.5% |
| 84 | 06750 | Bantam | 55.3% |
| 85 | 06010 | Bristol | 55.1% |
| 86 | 06511 | New Haven | 54.7% |
| 87 | 06033 | Glastonbury | 54.4% |
| 88 | 06851 | Norwalk | 54.2% |
| 89 | 06118 | East Hartford | 54.2% |
| 90 | 06907 | Stamford | 54.2% |
| 91 | 06854 | Norwalk | 53.9% |
| 92 | 06418 | Derby | 53.9% |
| 93 | 06484 | Shelton | 53.8% |
| 94 | 06514 | Hamden | 53.8% |
| 95 | 06498 | Westbrook | 53.8% |
| 96 | 06354 | Moosup | 53.6% |
| 97 | 06902 | Stamford | 53.4% |
| 98 | 06516 | West Haven | 53.4% |
| 99 | 06877 | Ridgefield | 53.3% |
| 100 | 06708 | Waterbury | 53.2% |
Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06793 | Washington | 0% |
| 2 | 06027 | East Hartland | 0% |
| 3 | 06023 | East Berlin | 0% |
| 4 | 06092 | West Simsbury | 0% |
| 5 | 06359 | North Stonington | 0% |
| 6 | 06524 | Bethany | 0% |
| 7 | 06778 | Northfield | 4.5% |
| 8 | 06757 | Kent | 10.5% |
| 9 | 06762 | Middlebury | 12.7% |
| 10 | 06777 | New Preston Marble Dale | 14.3% |
| 11 | 06472 | Northford | 16.6% |
| 12 | 06237 | Columbia | 17.6% |
| 13 | 06469 | Moodus | 17.9% |
| 14 | 06756 | Goshen | 19.4% |
| 15 | 06254 | North Franklin | 19.5% |
| 16 | 06281 | Woodstock | 19.5% |
| 17 | 06612 | Easton | 21.8% |
| 18 | 06478 | Oxford | 23.3% |
| 19 | 06088 | East Windsor | 23.6% |
| 20 | 06039 | Lakeville | 23.8% |
| 21 | 06256 | North Windham | 25.5% |
| 22 | 06068 | Salisbury | 25.5% |
| 23 | 06058 | Norfolk | 27.3% |
| 24 | 06235 | Chaplin | 27.6% |
| 25 | 06791 | Harwinton | 27.8% |
| 26 | 06018 | Canaan | 27.9% |
| 27 | 06330 | Baltic | 28.5% |
| 28 | 06378 | Stonington | 28.5% |
| 29 | 06035 | Granby | 28.5% |
| 30 | 06063 | Barkhamsted | 28.8% |
| 31 | 06853 | Norwalk | 28.9% |
| 32 | 06377 | Sterling | 29.3% |
| 33 | 06081 | Tariffville | 29.8% |
| 34 | 06241 | Dayville | 31.6% |
| 35 | 06420 | Salem | 32.1% |
| 36 | 06282 | Woodstock Valley | 32.7% |
| 37 | 06249 | Lebanon | 33% |
| 38 | 06370 | Oakdale | 33.2% |
| 39 | 06067 | Rocky Hill | 33.7% |
| 40 | 06426 | Essex | 34% |
| 41 | 06057 | New Hartford | 34.7% |
| 42 | 06107 | West Hartford | 34.7% |
| 43 | 06355 | Mystic | 35.2% |
| 44 | 06231 | Amston | 35.3% |
| 45 | 06374 | Plainfield | 35.4% |
| 46 | 06016 | Broad Brook | 35.5% |
| 47 | 06335 | Gales Ferry | 35.7% |
| 48 | 06804 | Brookfield | 35.9% |
| 49 | 06755 | Gaylordsville | 36.1% |
| 50 | 06119 | West Hartford | 37.6% |
| 51 | 06260 | Putnam | 37.7% |
| 52 | 06234 | Brooklyn | 38.5% |
| 53 | 06379 | Pawcatuck | 38.5% |
| 54 | 06782 | Plymouth | 38.6% |
| 55 | 06375 | Quaker Hill | 39% |
| 56 | 06066 | Vernon Rockville | 39.3% |
| 57 | 06442 | Ivoryton | 39.5% |
| 58 | 06401 | Ansonia | 39.7% |
| 59 | 06043 | Bolton | 39.8% |
| 60 | 06042 | Manchester | 39.9% |
| 61 | 06331 | Canterbury | 40% |
| 62 | 06471 | North Branford | 40.2% |
| 63 | 06062 | Plainville | 40.3% |
| 64 | 06111 | Newington | 40.9% |
| 65 | 06382 | Uncasville | 41.4% |
| 66 | 06461 | Milford | 41.4% |
| 67 | 06798 | Woodbury | 41.8% |
| 68 | 06021 | Colebrook | 42.1% |
| 69 | 06770 | Naugatuck | 42.2% |
| 70 | 06492 | Wallingford | 42.7% |
| 71 | 06384 | Voluntown | 42.9% |
| 72 | 06076 | Stafford Springs | 43% |
| 73 | 06812 | New Fairfield | 43.2% |
| 74 | 06413 | Clinton | 43.5% |
| 75 | 06380 | Taftville | 43.7% |
| 76 | 06095 | Windsor | 43.8% |
| 77 | 06443 | Madison | 44% |
| 78 | 06070 | Simsbury | 44.2% |
| 79 | 06247 | Hampton | 44.3% |
| 80 | 06385 | Waterford | 44.4% |
| 81 | 06415 | Colchester | 44.4% |
| 82 | 06422 | Durham | 44.9% |
| 83 | 06878 | Riverside | 44.9% |
| 84 | 06489 | Southington | 44.9% |
| 85 | 06759 | Litchfield | 45% |
| 86 | 06103 | Hartford | 45.2% |
| 87 | 06419 | Killingworth | 45.2% |
| 88 | 06483 | Seymour | 45.2% |
| 89 | 06473 | North Haven | 45.2% |
| 90 | 06712 | Prospect | 45.3% |
| 91 | 06455 | Middlefield | 45.5% |
| 92 | 06029 | Ellington | 45.9% |
| 93 | 06410 | Cheshire | 45.9% |
| 94 | 06013 | Burlington | 46.1% |
| 95 | 06779 | Oakville | 46.4% |
| 96 | 06824 | Fairfield | 46.6% |
| 97 | 06031 | Falls Village | 46.7% |
| 98 | 06082 | Enfield | 46.7% |
| 99 | 06278 | Ashford | 47% |
| 100 | 06085 | Unionville | 47.2% |
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