Explore Connecticut Metro Housing across Hartford, Bridgeport-Stamford, New Haven, Waterbury and surrounding areas statewide through the NSCN Connecticut Housing Node.

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Apartment locating and rental home searches in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, New Haven, and Norwich-New London-Willimantic each follow different rent patterns, neighborhood structures, and housing authority boundaries. Choose the metro that fits where you want to live and start the search from there.

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Select the metro closest to where you want to find an apartment or rental home. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, New Haven and Norwich-New London-Willimantic represent different local rental geographies, surrounding communities, and housing-authority boundaries.

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Select one of the four metros above to keep the apartment or rental-home search tied to the area where you actually want to live.

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Connecticut Metro Housing

Four Major Metros, One Starting Point

Apartment and rental-home searches across Connecticut work best when the destination is tied to a specific city, county, borough, planning region, or ZIP. These four representative housing areas give members a clear place to start while keeping the statewide pathways available.

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury Housing Search

Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, Stratford, and surrounding western Connecticut communities. This market gives a practical starting point for apartment, rental-home, second chance, and voucher-holder housing pathways while keeping the exact destination visible.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Housing Search

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, New Britain, Enfield, Glastonbury, and surrounding central Connecticut communities. This market gives a practical starting point for apartment, rental-home, second chance, and voucher-holder housing pathways while keeping the exact destination visible.

New Haven Housing Search

New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, Milford, North Haven, Branford, and surrounding south-central Connecticut communities. This market gives a practical starting point for apartment, rental-home, second chance, and voucher-holder housing pathways while keeping the exact destination visible.

Norwich-New London-Willimantic Housing Search

Norwich, New London, Groton, Waterford, Willimantic, and surrounding southeastern and eastern Connecticut communities. This market gives a practical starting point for apartment, rental-home, second chance, and voucher-holder housing pathways while keeping the exact destination visible.

Connecticut search areas: Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, Stratford, and surrounding western Connecticut communities; Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, New Britain, Enfield, Glastonbury, and surrounding central Connecticut communities; New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, Milford, North Haven, Branford, and surrounding south-central Connecticut communities; Norwich, New London, Groton, Waterford, Willimantic, and surrounding southeastern and eastern Connecticut communities. Connecticut HUD rent geography can differ by planning region and, in some places, by municipality or exception area. The exact town or city and ZIP should stay attached to the housing request.

Connecticut HUD Rental Data

FY 2026 HUD 2-Bedroom Fair Market Rents

Representative HUD Fair Market Rent benchmarks for four major housing areas. The labeled dollar figures are the actual FY 2026 two-bedroom FMRs; wheel size is only a visual comparison.

$2,511

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA FY 2026 two-bedroom FMR: $2,511. Use the labeled value for the actual HUD benchmark.

$1,865

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA FY 2026 two-bedroom FMR: $1,865. Use the labeled value for the actual HUD benchmark.

$1,969

New Haven

New Haven, CT MSA FY 2026 two-bedroom FMR: $1,969. Use the labeled value for the actual HUD benchmark.

$1,866

Norwich-New London-Willimantic

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA FY 2026 two-bedroom FMR: $1,866. Use the labeled value for the actual HUD benchmark.

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Wheel fills are proportional to the highest figure shown. Use labeled values for actual data.

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FY 2026 HUD 2-Bedroom Fair Market Rents

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

New Haven

Norwich-New London-Willimantic