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Home values, rents and more in Fairfield County, CT

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

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Typical home value
$688,000
Connecticut: $447,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+6.2%
Connecticut: +5.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,880/mo
U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+3.0%
U.S.: +2.9%
Population
989,837
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$101,194
Connecticut: $95,781 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Fairfield County, CT, shaded by typical home valueFairfieldUlsterSuffolkLitchfieldDutchessOrangeHartfordNew HavenWestchesterTollandNassauPutnamBergenEssex
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  • $410k–$470k
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Counties around Fairfield County, CT, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Fairfield County, CT is outlined.

How Fairfield County, CT compares

The typical home in Fairfield County, CT is worth about $688,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Fairfield County, CT are 1.5 times the typical value in Connecticut ($447,000) and 1.9 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Fairfield County, CT rose 6.2%, compared with +5.0% in Connecticut and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,880 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 49% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.0% over the past year.

The median household income is $101,194, against $95,781 in Connecticut and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 989,837 people live in Fairfield County, CT (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Fairfield County, CT has the highest typical home value of the 8 counties in Connecticut with Zillow figures.

Part of: 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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