Hartford, CT · the CityFunIndex
Affordability in Hartford
Hartford ranks #134 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 7 — Quiet. That puts it in the 1st percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Connecticut.
- affordability score
- 7
- Quiet
- National rank
- #134 of 134
- In Connecticut
- #2 of 2
- Percentile
- 1st
The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Hartford sits 43 points below the median.
How affordability is measured
Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.
The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Hartford
- T#131 Newark, NJ 8
- T#131 Wilmington, DE 8
- #134 Hartford, CT — this page 7
Top US cities for affordability
More about Hartford
Hartford scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: