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What Is It Like to Live in Hartford?

What it costs to live in Hartford, and how it compares with other Connecticut cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

6

29th best value in Connecticut

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Connecticut cities.

Overall livability

17

28th overall in Connecticut

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Hartford is home to about 121,562 people. A typical home runs $172,100 and a household earns around $37,500, a price-to-income ratio of 4.6. Among Connecticut's largest cities, it ranks 29th for value and 28th overall.

Hartford at a glance

Median home price

$172,100

26th in CT of 29

Median rent

$1,057/mo

Median household income

$37,500

Home price to income

4.6x

Unemployment

11.5%

29th in CT of 29

School rating

1/10

28th in CT of 29

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in CT of 29

Walk score

14/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Connecticut only. Updated 2026.