What is the median rent in Simsbury, CT?

Name: Median rent in Simsbury, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Simsbury, CT is $2,203 (±$118) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,155 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Simsbury, the median gross rent went from $1,396 in 2015–2019 to $2,203 in 2020–2024 (+57.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,203 (±$118)
Rented homes: 2,155 (±246)
$2,000 or more: 60.0%
Since 2015–2019: +57.8%

How much rent costs in Simsbury

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Simsbury	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than $500	3.6% (±2.7 points)	7.6%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.0% (±2.1 points)	14.0%	12.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	17.4% (±5.4 points)	35.2%	30.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	16.1% (±5.5 points)	27.7%	25.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.6% (±6.7 points)	9.9%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	22.0% (±5.4 points)	2.8%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.4% (±5.4 points)	2.8%	6.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 24.6% of renting households.

60.0% of rented homes in Simsbury cost $2,000 or more a month.

Simsbury against Capitol Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Simsbury	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median gross rent	$2,203 (±$118)	$1,411 (±$14)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,155 (±246)	129,474 (±2,440)	462,698 (±4,638)	42,849,984

In Simsbury, median gross rent is higher than in Capitol Planning Region ($1,411).

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

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

In Capitol Planning Region, Simsbury ranks 1 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 163.

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

How rent in Simsbury 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	$1,396 (±$123)	$2,203 (±$118)	+57.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	20.8% (±2.1 points)	24.8% (±2.7 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	3.6% (±3.7 points)	0.0% (±1.8 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 Simsbury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Simsbury
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Simsbury	—	$2,203 (±$118)	—
Canton	4.3 mi	$1,403 (±$358)	Lower
Canton Valley	4.6 mi	$981 (±$115)	Lower
Bloomfield	4.9 mi	$1,881 (±$175)	Lower
East Granby	5.8 mi	$1,341 (±$157)	Lower
Avon	6.0 mi	$1,857 (±$151)	Lower
Collinsville	6.0 mi	$1,455 (±$322)	Lower
Salmon Brook	6.2 mi	$1,177 (±$333)	Lower
Granby	6.8 mi	$1,335 (±$169)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Canton, CT ($1,403), Canton Valley, CT ($981), Bloomfield, CT ($1,881).

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

Median gross rent across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Simsbury	$2,203 (±$118)
2	Bloomfield	$1,881 (±$175)
3	South Windsor	$1,864 (±$214)
4	Avon	$1,857 (±$151)
5	Farmington	$1,807 (±$82)
6	Rocky Hill	$1,783 (±$54)
7	West Hartford	$1,756 (±$40)

Showing 7 of 38 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Simsbury include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Simsbury Center, Tariffville, Weatogue, West Simsbury.

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 Simsbury

What is the average rent in Simsbury, CT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Simsbury is $2,203 (±$118) 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 Simsbury?

In Simsbury, the median gross rent went from $1,396 in 2015–2019 to $2,203 in 2020–2024 (+57.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

60.0% of rented homes in Simsbury have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Simsbury higher than in Capitol Planning Region?

In Simsbury, median gross rent is higher than in Capitol Planning Region ($1,411).

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 Simsbury town, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:68940, in state:09 county:110).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.