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Ranked · Renting · Connecticut

Best cities for renters in Connecticut

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Waterbury, CT115k residents

    76/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,264/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $940/mo · walkability: 38/100

  2. 2.Hartford, CT121k residents

    72/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,344/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,098/mo · walkability: 38/100

  3. 3.Meriden, CT61k residents

    71/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,378/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,053/mo · walkability: 34/100

  4. 4.New Britain, CT74k residents

    69/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,298/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $954/mo · walkability: 34/100

  5. 5.Bridgeport, CT149k residents

    67/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,532/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,172/mo · walkability: 38/100

  6. 6.New Haven, CT134k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,566/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,320/mo · walkability: 38/100

  7. 7.Bristol, CT61k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,421/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,099/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.East Hartford, CT51k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,327/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,095/mo · walkability: 34/100

  9. 9.Torrington, CT36k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,205/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,044/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.West Haven, CT55k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,513/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,251/mo · walkability: 34/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Connecticut?
Waterbury, CT ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Hartford (72) and Meriden (71), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.