Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$189,391
$1,448

Housing Market Overview

Metric New Haven Connecticut Avg US Average
Median Home Price $189,391 $290,235 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 5.5% 4.7% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $1,448 $1,419 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 3.8% 3.7% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
New Haven
Connecticut
United States
Year New Haven Connecticut United States
Median Rent Over Time
New Haven
Connecticut
United States
Year New Haven Connecticut United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 3.6 yearly household incomes in New Haven.

Metric New Haven Connecticut Avg US Average
Median Home Price $189,391 $290,235 $242,182
Median Household Income $52,976 $95,363 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 3.6 3.0 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric New Haven Connecticut Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 26.3% 62.2% 58.2%
Rental Rate 63.1% 30.3% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 10.6% 7.5% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 11.0 16.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2015 2010 2011

Housing Stock

Metric New Haven Connecticut Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.43 people 2.48 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1954 1966 1978
Median Number of Rooms 4.6 5.7 5.5