What is the median rent in Route 7 Gateway, CT?

Name: Median rent in Route 7 Gateway, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Route 7 Gateway, CT is $1,896 (±$308) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 209 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,896 (±$308)
Rented homes: 209 (±89)
$2,000 or more: 43.1%

How much rent costs in Route 7 Gateway

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Route 7 Gateway	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±18.3 points)	6.2%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±18.3 points)	6.1%	12.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	23.4% (±22.7 points)	12.6%	30.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.5% (±21.0 points)	20.6%	25.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.7% (±20.5 points)	20.4%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±18.3 points)	14.0%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	25.4% (±25.8 points)	20.1%	6.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 33.5% of renting households.

43.1% of rented homes in Route 7 Gateway cost $2,000 or more a month.

Route 7 Gateway against Western Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Route 7 Gateway	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median gross rent	$1,896 (±$308)	$2,110 (±$34)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	209 (±89)	76,228 (±1,754)	462,698 (±4,638)	42,849,984

In Route 7 Gateway, median gross rent is not measurably different from Western Connecticut Planning Region ($2,110).

It is also higher than in Connecticut ($1,488).

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

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Route 7 Gateway ranks 19 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 35 of 115.

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

Median gross rent in places near Route 7 Gateway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Route 7 Gateway
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Route 7 Gateway	—	$1,896 (±$308)	—
Ridgefield (community)	3.5 mi	$1,904 (±$274)	Not measurably different
Bethel (community)	4.3 mi	$1,656 (±$137)	Not measurably different
Redding	4.4 mi	$2,101 (±$304)	Not measurably different
Danbury	5.5 mi	$1,846 (±$63)	Not measurably different
Bethel	5.7 mi	$1,640 (±$142)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	5.7 mi	$3,359 (±$1,733)	Not measurably different
Peach Lake	6.4 mi	$2,157 (±$839)	Not measurably different
Town of Lewisboro	6.9 mi	$2,256 (±$162)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Lewisboro, NY ($2,256).

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

Median gross rent across Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	Byram	$2,413 (±$267)
14	Staples	$2,328 (±$387)
15	Saugatuck	$2,213 (±$219)
16	Greenwich (community)	$2,082 (±$349)
17	Noroton Heights	$2,018 (±$494)
18	Ridgefield (community)	$1,904 (±$274)
19	Route 7 Gateway	$1,896 (±$308)
20	Ball Pond	$1,884 (±$1,033)
21	Sandy Hook	$1,866 (±$439)
22	Bethel (community)	$1,656 (±$137)
23	New Milford (community)	$1,483 (±$136)
24	Wilton Center	$1,362 (±$281)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Route 7 Gateway is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Ridgefield, whose figures include it.

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 Route 7 Gateway

What is the average rent in Route 7 Gateway, CT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Route 7 Gateway is $1,896 (±$308) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Route 7 Gateway cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.1% of rented homes in Route 7 Gateway have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Route 7 Gateway higher than in Western Connecticut Planning Region?

In Route 7 Gateway, median gross rent is not measurably different from Western Connecticut Planning Region ($2,110).

It is also higher than in 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 Route 7 Gateway CDP, Connecticut (place:65685, in state:09).

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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