HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in Connecticut by county (FY 2027)
Connecticut has 9 planning regions, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,933. The highest is Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at $2,399, the lowest Northwest Hills Planning Region at $1,560.
Median 2BR
$1,933
Highest 2BR
$2,399
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Lowest 2BR
$1,560
Northwest Hills Planning Region
Regions
9
7 in metro areas
7 of the 9 planning regions sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 2 get a local rate built from their own rents. The Connecticut median of $1,933 is about 82% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 9 of the 9 planning regions, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a row below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
Connecticut is one of the six New England states where HUD publishes rates by town rather than county. The county figures here fold those towns together. Open a county to see every town listed with its own rate.
The median two-bedroom moved up 4% from FY 2026. 4 planning regions went up, 5 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by planning region
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | Metro | $1,671 | $2,071 | $2,399 | $2,878 | $3,573 | -4.5% | 329,259 |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | Metro | $1,671 | $2,071 | $2,399 | $2,878 | $3,573 | -4.5% | 627,071 |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Metro | $1,609 | $1,743 | $2,091 | $2,602 | $2,935 | +6.2% | 570,598 |
| Capitol Planning Region | Metro | $1,346 | $1,543 | $1,933 | $2,303 | $2,542 | +3.6% | 977,290 |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Metro | $1,346 | $1,543 | $1,933 | $2,303 | $2,542 | +3.6% | 175,822 |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Metro | $1,324 | $1,518 | $1,902 | $2,418 | $2,995 | +1.9% | 279,971 |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | Metro | $1,249 | $1,336 | $1,745 | $2,184 | $2,599 | -2.4% | 454,969 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Rural | $1,092 | $1,262 | $1,568 | $2,006 | $2,128 | -2.1% | 96,312 |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | Rural | $1,086 | $1,280 | $1,560 | $2,061 | $2,359 | -3.5% | 113,216 |
9 regions. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a planning region for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
Highest 2BR rates
Questions people ask
It depends on the planning region. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Connecticut's 9 planning regions is $1,933, ranging from $1,560 in Northwest Hills Planning Region to $2,399 in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Every planning region's full table is linked on this page.
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