New Haven - CT housing market
The New Haven metro has a typical home value of $409,372, up 4.9% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 10 days on market, a strong seller's market. 23% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
New Haven housing market, October 2026
The typical New Haven home is worth $409,372 as of August 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 1.1% over three months, and up 4.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $378,367 to $409,372.
Homes are going pending in about 10 days, slower than the 8 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,979 homes for sale, 11% more than a year ago. 23.0% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 15.8% three months ago).
Typical rent is $2,082 a month, up 3.3% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.4.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($81,874), the typical New Haven home costs about $2,779 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $119,100 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($409,372) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the New Haven - CT metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 4.9% over the past year. In New Haven - CT, that means a home worth $390,250 last year is now worth roughly $409,372.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $384,349. Homes are selling at 102.3% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in New Haven - CT sit on the market for roughly 10 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 23.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 847 new listings hit the market each month in New Haven - CT. There are currently 1,979 homes for sale, up 10.8% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in New Haven - CT is $2,082, up 3.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.4x, toss-up (#115 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,268 a month in principal and interest, $186 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.56% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in CT
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford - CT | $402,457 | +5.3% | 7.0d |
| Bridgeport - CT | $693,466 | +6.0% | 15.0d |
| Norwich - CT | $433,137 | +6.8% | 8.0d |