WalletHub ranked 300 cities across the country based on home prices and they found hundreds of cities were more affordable than communities here in Connecticut.
The median sale price rose from $313,000 in the first quarter of 2019 to $416,900 in the first quarter of this year and the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose from a historic low of 2.65% in January 2021 to 6.81% in May 2025, according to WalletHub.
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WATCH HEREBridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Waterbury all made the list and the lowest spot for any Connecticut city was 214.
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214: Waterbury
219: Hartford
231: New Haven
242: Bridgeport
Hartford also ranked among the lowest for maintenance affordability at 297.
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The WalletHub rankings are based on the costs of homes, the cost of maintenance, tax rates and vacancy rates.
10 most affordable cities
These are the 10 most affordable cities, according to the study.
- Flint, Michigan
- Detroit, Michigan
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Surprise, Arizona
- Akron, Ohio
- Yuma, Arizona
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Augusta, Georgia
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Indianapolis, Indiana
