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Home values, rents and more in New Haven County, CT

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

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Typical home value
$406,000
Connecticut: $447,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.9%
Connecticut: +5.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,043/mo
U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.8%
U.S.: +2.9%
Population
881,176
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$75,043
Connecticut: $95,781 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around New Haven County, CT, shaded by typical home valueNew HavenLitchfieldSuffolkDutchessHartfordFairfieldTollandMiddlesexPutnam
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Counties around New Haven County, CT, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). New Haven County, CT is outlined.

How New Haven County, CT compares

The typical home in New Haven County, CT is worth about $406,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in New Haven County, CT are 9% below the typical value in Connecticut ($447,000) and 11% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in New Haven County, CT rose 4.9%, compared with +5.0% in Connecticut and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,043 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 6% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.8% over the past year.

The median household income is $75,043, against $95,781 in Connecticut and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 881,176 people live in New Haven County, CT (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

New Haven County, CT has the 3rd-lowest 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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