Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Connecticut, CT

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Metro Green Residences

717 Atlantic St, Stamford, Connecticut 6902

Huntington Woods Apartments

200 Blakeslee St, Bristol, Connecticut 06010

Meriden Commons

161 State Street, Meriden, Connecticut 06450

Deerfield Gardens

19 Midfield Dr, Waterbury, Connecticut 06705

Zion Street Apartments

511 Zion St, Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Summit Park Apartments

459 Summit St, Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Sheldon Oak Apartments

90 Charter Oak Ave, Hartford, Connecticut 06106

The Lofts at Ponemah Mills

607 Norwich Avenue, Norwich, Connecticut 06380

The Old Talcott Mill Apartments

47 Main St, Vernon, Connecticut 06066

Stonington Acres

134-186 Stonington Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Park West Apartments

24 Terrace Drive, Vernon, Connecticut 06066

Webster Street

63 Webster St, Hartford, Connecticut 06114

4-40 Vine Street Apartments

40 Vine St, Hartford, Connecticut 06112

ArtSpace Windham

480 Main St, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226

Willow Arms

55 Elm St, Tariffville, Connecticut 06081

ArtSpace Norwich

35 Chestnut Street, Norwich, Connecticut 06360

The Glen

130 Willow St, Winsted, Connecticut 06098

The Hollander Building

410 Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103

Northeast Hartford Affordable Housing

150-170 Nelson St, Hartford, Connecticut 06120

The Jefferson

2380 Corbin Ave, New Britain, Connecticut 06053

How many renters live in Connecticut?

The State of Connecticut has 864,751 people living in 336,400 households.

There are 284,111 renters living in 127,423 renter households in this State. Renters make up 32.85 percent of the population living in Connecticut.

What is the rental market like in Connecticut?

There are an estimated 368,720 housing units in the Connecticut area. Of these, 136,136 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Connecticut, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Connecticut?

The rental vacancy rate in Connecticut is 5 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Connecticut for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Connecticut
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7,807 38,540 51,630 23,169 4,894
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Connecticut

A large number of apartments in Connecticut have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Connecticut are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Connecticut?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 0 100 percent
One BR 0 100 percent
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Connecticut

How many affordable rental units are in Connecticut?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Connecticut including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,882
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 138
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Connecticut

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Connecticut

Connecticut features 45,723 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Connecticut

There are 16,193 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Connecticut.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Connecticut

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Connecticut landlords $1,600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Connecticut.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Connecticut for a two-bedroom apartment is between $0 and $0.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.