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Home values, rents and more in East Lyme, CT

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$532,000
Connecticut: $447,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+5.1%
Connecticut: +5.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,592/mo
U.S.: $1,932
Population
18,721
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$105,044
Connecticut: $95,781 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around East Lyme, CT, shaded by typical home valueEast Lyme0637106385063330637006382063570637506320
  • Under $400k
  • $400k–$430k
  • $430k–$460k
  • $460k–$550k
  • $550k+
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ZIP codes around East Lyme, CT, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. East Lyme is outlined.

How East Lyme compares

The typical home in East Lyme, CT is worth about $532,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in East Lyme are 19% above the typical value in Connecticut ($447,000) and 45% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in East Lyme rose 5.1%, compared with +5.0% in Connecticut and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,592 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 34% above the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $105,044, against $95,781 in Connecticut and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 18,721 people live in East Lyme (American Community Survey 2020–24).

East Lyme has the 53rd-highest typical home value of the 174 cities in Connecticut with Zillow figures.

Part of: New London County, CT · Connecticut

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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