What is the median rent in New Haven, CT?

Name: Median rent in New Haven, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Haven, CT is $1,488 (±$33) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 38,621 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Haven, the median gross rent went from $1,196 in 2015–2019 to $1,488 in 2020–2024 (+24.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,488 (±$33)
Rented homes: 38,621 (±1,249)
$2,000 or more: 21.2%
Since 2015–2019: +24.4%

How much rent costs in New Haven

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Haven	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than $500	10.6% (±1.7 points)	8.2%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.8% (±1.5 points)	11.0%	12.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.4% (±2.5 points)	29.4%	30.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.9% (±2.2 points)	29.4%	25.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.8% (±1.5 points)	13.3%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.1% (±1.1 points)	5.0%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.3% (±0.8 points)	3.8%	6.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 28.4% of renting households.

21.2% of rented homes in New Haven cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Haven against South Central Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Haven	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median gross rent	$1,488 (±$33)	$1,525 (±$24)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	38,621 (±1,249)	88,441 (±1,907)	462,698 (±4,638)	42,849,984

In New Haven, median gross rent is not measurably different from South Central Connecticut Planning Region ($1,525).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut ($1,488).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, New Haven ranks 11 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 72 of 163.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in New Haven has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,196 (±$18)	$1,488 (±$33)	+24.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	72.0% (±1.3 points)	71.6% (±1.5 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.4% (±1.0 points)	4.8% (±1.1 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near New Haven

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Haven
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Haven	—	$1,488 (±$33)	—
West Haven	3.5 mi	$1,442 (±$43)	Not measurably different
East Haven	3.6 mi	$1,528 (±$132)	Not measurably different
East Haven (community)	3.6 mi	$1,528 (±$132)	Not measurably different
Orange	5.5 mi	$2,172 (±$161)	Higher
Orange (community)	5.5 mi	$2,172 (±$161)	Higher
Woodbridge	5.5 mi	$1,808 (±$110)	Higher
Hamden	6.0 mi	$1,746 (±$50)	Higher
North Haven	6.0 mi	$1,720 (±$127)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orange, CT ($2,172), Orange (community), CT ($2,172), Woodbridge, CT ($1,808).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across South Central Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Hamden	$1,746 (±$50)
6	North Haven	$1,720 (±$127)
7	Guilford	$1,717 (±$128)
8	North Branford	$1,613 (±$356)
9	Branford	$1,565 (±$111)
10	East Haven	$1,528 (±$132)
11	New Haven	$1,488 (±$33)
12	West Haven	$1,442 (±$43)
13	Wallingford	$1,374 (±$84)
14	Meriden	$1,294 (±$72)

Showing 10 of 14 places in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about New Haven

What is the average rent in New Haven, CT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Haven is $1,488 (±$33) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in New Haven?

In New Haven, the median gross rent went from $1,196 in 2015–2019 to $1,488 in 2020–2024 (+24.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in New Haven cost more than $2,000 a month?

21.2% of rented homes in New Haven have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Haven higher than in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

In New Haven, median gross rent is not measurably different from South Central Connecticut Planning Region ($1,525).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut ($1,488).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for New Haven town, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:52070, in state:09 county:170).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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