Hartford, Connecticut
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Hartford.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Hartford compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 121,054City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $41,000Incorporated place (ACS)48% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 112ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)12% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $230,000City limits (ACS)24% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,300City limits (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($1,348)U.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 5.0%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 24 minNear U.S. avg (25 min)U.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 6442% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 68launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Property crime rate
- 55launch estimate, not FBI-verified yet
- Summer high
- 83°F4.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 19°F15.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 46 in40% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 19327% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Hartford with another city
About 121,054 people live in Hartford, CT. Median household income is roughly $41,000, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 112 — close to the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Budget for median rents around $1,300 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Hartford is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Hartford with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Coastal New England seasons and Northeast corridor job links frame the market. Winter lows around 19°F mean heating costs and snow logistics belong on the checklist. Plan on roughly 24 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 64. Unemployment recently ran near 5.0%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Crime figures here are a directional launch estimate pending a live FBI Crime Data Explorer pull — not yet a per-100k rate, so treat it as a rough signal rather than a citywide index.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (curated seed)
- BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics (curated seed)
- Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer (curated seed)
- Climate: NOAA Climate Normals (curated seed)
Last updated 2026-07-28
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