Housing Report for Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $224,200, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the Connecticut 2005 home median value of $271,500 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

In Hartford County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 360,450 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 6,238 residential units since 2001, or 1.8 percent.

Throughout the State of Connecticut, Hartford County places 6 of 8 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,125 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Hartford County has a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 6 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Hartford County, Connecticut. In 2005, 9.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Hartford County, Connecticut have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $76,900, or 52.2 percent, from their 2000 value of $147,300.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau