Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Connecticut

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February 23, 2024
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Connecticut

The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties.

The typical home value in the United States was $344,159 in January, 3.6% higher than the year before.

Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Connecticut using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the 12 months ending January 2024. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. Data was available for 50 cities and towns in Connecticut.

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#50. Brookfield

- Typical home value: $509,547
- 1-year price change: +$44,497 (+9.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$169,502 (+49.8%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#49. Bethany

- Typical home value: $477,207
- 1-year price change: +$44,513 (+10.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$167,490 (+54.1%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#48. Cheshire

- Typical home value: $449,199
- 1-year price change: +$44,635 (+11.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$152,883 (+51.6%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#47. Columbia

- Typical home value: $372,620
- 1-year price change: +$44,635 (+13.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$135,331 (+57.0%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#46. Burlington

- Typical home value: $432,201
- 1-year price change: +$44,643 (+11.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$143,916 (+49.9%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#45. Middlebury

- Typical home value: $485,613
- 1-year price change: +$44,654 (+10.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$166,663 (+52.3%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#44. Bridgewater

- Typical home value: $680,328
- 1-year price change: +$44,949 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$245,781 (+56.6%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#43. Sharon

- Typical home value: $584,591
- 1-year price change: +$45,346 (+8.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$229,010 (+64.4%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#42. Kent

- Typical home value: $555,509
- 1-year price change: +$45,627 (+8.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$220,402 (+65.8%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#41. Monroe

- Typical home value: $518,100
- 1-year price change: +$46,446 (+9.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$178,876 (+52.7%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#40. Goshen

- Typical home value: $512,140
- 1-year price change: +$46,496 (+10.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$195,753 (+61.9%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#39. Simsbury

- Typical home value: $445,257
- 1-year price change: +$46,712 (+11.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$142,210 (+46.9%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#38. Stonington

- Typical home value: $526,638
- 1-year price change: +$46,838 (+9.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$187,533 (+55.3%)
- Metro area: Norwich-New London, CT

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#37. Cornwall

- Typical home value: $600,183
- 1-year price change: +$46,992 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$226,118 (+60.4%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#36. Farmington

- Typical home value: $426,619
- 1-year price change: +$47,597 (+12.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$138,290 (+48.0%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#35. South Windsor

- Typical home value: $379,207
- 1-year price change: +$47,706 (+14.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$133,579 (+54.4%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#34. West Hartford

- Typical home value: $421,165
- 1-year price change: +$48,099 (+12.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$136,091 (+47.7%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#33. New Fairfield

- Typical home value: $516,841
- 1-year price change: +$48,166 (+10.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$183,699 (+55.1%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#32. Morris

- Typical home value: $485,952
- 1-year price change: +$48,658 (+11.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$196,932 (+68.1%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#31. Sherman

- Typical home value: $647,251
- 1-year price change: +$48,761 (+8.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$236,869 (+57.7%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#30. Milford

- Typical home value: $440,350
- 1-year price change: +$48,889 (+12.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$166,141 (+60.6%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#29. Avon

- Typical home value: $485,569
- 1-year price change: +$49,951 (+11.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$161,081 (+49.6%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#28. Shelton

- Typical home value: $486,199
- 1-year price change: +$50,043 (+11.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$167,360 (+52.5%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#27. Killingworth

- Typical home value: $521,261
- 1-year price change: +$50,436 (+10.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$189,362 (+57.1%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#26. Salisbury

- Typical home value: $798,979
- 1-year price change: +$50,542 (+6.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$329,797 (+70.3%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#25. Old Lyme

- Typical home value: $551,847
- 1-year price change: +$51,362 (+10.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$215,666 (+64.2%)
- Metro area: Norwich-New London, CT

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#24. Glastonbury

- Typical home value: $466,603
- 1-year price change: +$53,833 (+13.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$150,609 (+47.7%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#23. Norwalk

- Typical home value: $558,181
- 1-year price change: +$53,842 (+10.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$158,094 (+39.5%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#22. Newtown

- Typical home value: $575,526
- 1-year price change: +$53,934 (+10.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$200,827 (+53.6%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#21. Niantic

- Typical home value: $432,516
- 1-year price change: +$54,226 (+14.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$160,801 (+59.2%)
- Metro area: Norwich-New London, CT

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#20. Trumbull

- Typical home value: $569,407
- 1-year price change: +$55,319 (+10.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$185,774 (+48.4%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#19. Orange

- Typical home value: $547,798
- 1-year price change: +$58,295 (+11.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$186,918 (+51.8%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#18. Washington

- Typical home value: $902,786
- 1-year price change: +$59,753 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$346,613 (+62.3%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#17. Stamford

- Typical home value: $616,255
- 1-year price change: +$60,136 (+10.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$162,576 (+35.8%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#16. Guilford

- Typical home value: $555,292
- 1-year price change: +$61,021 (+12.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$207,228 (+59.5%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#15. Woodbridge

- Typical home value: $587,097
- 1-year price change: +$61,839 (+11.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$204,886 (+53.6%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#14. Madison

- Typical home value: $606,572
- 1-year price change: +$62,915 (+11.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$223,622 (+58.4%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#13. Woodmont

- Typical home value: $499,934
- 1-year price change: +$63,531 (+14.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$195,307 (+64.1%)
- Metro area: New Haven-Milford, CT

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#12. Old Saybrook

- Typical home value: $574,194
- 1-year price change: +$63,914 (+12.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$229,218 (+66.4%)
- Metro area: Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

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#11. Roxbury

- Typical home value: $859,099
- 1-year price change: +$64,082 (+8.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$333,823 (+63.6%)
- Metro area: Torrington, CT

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#10. Redding

- Typical home value: $779,109
- 1-year price change: +$75,955 (+10.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$280,127 (+56.1%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#9. Easton

- Typical home value: $847,056
- 1-year price change: +$80,290 (+10.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$301,227 (+55.2%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#8. Weston

- Typical home value: $1,116,287
- 1-year price change: +$83,785 (+8.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$371,568 (+49.9%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#7. Wilton

- Typical home value: $1,022,198
- 1-year price change: +$86,080 (+9.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$321,245 (+45.8%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#6. Fairfield

- Typical home value: $810,759
- 1-year price change: +$88,807 (+12.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$267,020 (+49.1%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#5. Ridgefield

- Typical home value: $864,873
- 1-year price change: +$106,396 (+14.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$296,287 (+52.1%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#4. Greenwich

- Typical home value: $1,928,404
- 1-year price change: +$122,841 (+6.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$532,178 (+38.1%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#3. Westport

- Typical home value: $1,656,253
- 1-year price change: +$140,648 (+9.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$595,914 (+56.2%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#2. New Canaan

- Typical home value: $1,752,443
- 1-year price change: +$141,139 (+8.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$520,651 (+42.3%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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#1. Darien

- Typical home value: $1,870,729
- 1-year price change: +$141,894 (+8.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$560,715 (+42.8%)
- Metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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