Connecticut housing market data: median home price, year-over-year appreciation, inventory, months of supply, days on market, affordability, and what it means
Connecticut is currently a hot market. The median sale price sits near $431,000, up 6.2% from a year ago, with roughly 43,553 active listings and 1.8 months of supply. Homes are going under contract in about 23 days on average.
Connecticut's median sale price of $431,000 is 2.8% above the $419,300 national median, which places it 17 of 51 states by price level. Year-over-year appreciation of 6.2% ranks 3 of 51, so Connecticut is currently a faster-appreciating state relative to the rest of the country.
Inside the Northeast region, the median state price is $451,000, so Connecticut runs 4.4% cheaper than its regional peers — the closest comparisons are Massachusetts at $631,000, Washington, D.C. at $618,000, New Jersey at $549,000, New Hampshire at $512,000. That gap matters for loan sizing: at the same rate, a Connecticut file carries roughly $20,000 less balance than the regional median, which changes qualifying income and the value of a rate-and-term option.
No individual Connecticut metro is broken out in this dataset, so the state figure is the most granular number we publish here. For submarket detail, work from county records and your MLS rather than treating the Connecticut median as a local comp.
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Connecticut is currently a hot market. The median sale price sits near $431,000, up 6.2% from a year ago, with roughly 43,553 active listings and 1.8 months of supply. Homes are going under contract in about 23 days on average.
Affordability remains the binding constraint. At the current national average 30-year fixed rate near 6.42%, the typical payment on a median-priced home in Connecticut runs about $2,869 per month including taxes and insurance, against a median rent near $1,598. That gap is what determines whether purchase conversations in this market start with payment, with price, or with a buydown structure.
Supply is still tight relative to demand, which keeps competitive offers in play on well-priced inventory. Builder incentives are limited, and permits are running near 14,078 annualized units.
For originators, the practical read is this: pre-approval speed and appraisal-gap strategy still win deals here, and Realtor partnerships should emphasize how fast you can turn a fully underwritten approval.
Connecticut currently reads as a hot market with 1.8 months of supply. Balanced is generally considered four to six months, so this market still favors sellers.
The median sale price is approximately $431,000 as of 7/24/2026, up 6.2% from a year earlier.
No. Median prices are up about 6.2% year over year, though the pace of appreciation has slowed considerably from the 2021 peak.
The typical down payment on a closed transaction is near $53,927, and the resulting payment at the current national average 30-year fixed rate is roughly $2,869 per month including taxes and insurance. Low-down-payment FHA, VA, and conventional 3% options can materially reduce the cash required.
Our directional 12-month range is +4.6% to +8.0% on median price. Confidence is moderate; the rate path is the dominant variable.
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