Name: Storrs, CT statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Storrs

Capitol Planning Region loses about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,857

Moved out31,076

Net−2,219

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT3,2162,914+302

South Central Connecticut Plannin, CT2,2291,719+510

Lower Connecticut River Valley Pl, CT1,8472,046−199

Hampden County, MA1,8001,231+569

Southeastern Connecticut Planning, CT1,2241,363−139

Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT737830−93

Western Connecticut Planning Regi, CT602485+117

Middlesex County, MA497539−42

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals

37%62%

Leavers

32%66%

Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K

Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Capitol Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 25.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 9.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Capitol Planning Region report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $67,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,678 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,434 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $325,100.
Getting to work: 18 minutes each way on average; 33.5% work from home; 6.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: University of Virginia, VA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
25.6%
346% above the median place
Moved from another state1
9.9%
398% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$83,300
19% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Storrs	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	25.6%	346% above
Moved from another state1	9.9%	398% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	-2.8	367% below
Income of households moving in6County figure	$74,995	6% above
Income of households moving out6County figure	$83,300	19% above

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 44% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Storrs53.2%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$67,120

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

53.2%

161% above the median place

Home price to income

8.6x

126% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

53%

well over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$17,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Storrs, $1,678 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Storrs, but easier on the budget

Places that match Storrs on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
University of Virginia, VA	77	32.5% vs 53.2%	$18,900	Compare
East Lansing, MI	71	30.8% vs 53.2%	$15,000	Compare
Vinings, GA	71	23.2% vs 53.2%	$57,100	Compare
Athens, OH	70	31.8% vs 53.2%	n/a	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
83.7%
65% above the median place
Homeownership1
26.6%
60% below the median place
Vacant homes1
15.0%
113% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Storrs	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,678	23% above
Rent to income1	53.2%	161% above
Property tax rate1	1.8%	93% above
Home price to income1	8.6x	126% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	102.8	2% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,933	20% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$5,722	75% above
Median home value1	$325,100	2% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	5.7%	80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	61.6%	20% above
Homeownership1	26.6%	60% below
Renters paying 30%+1	83.7%	65% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,434	30% above
Vacant homes1	15.0%	113% above
Median year built1	1985	0% above

Work and pay

Compared with the 23 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as University of Virginia, VA, Vinings, GA and Amherst Town, MA), unemployment here is higher: 13.5% against a typical 5%.

Income per person1
$14,073
65% below the median place
Poverty rate1
44.7%
315% above the median place
Unemployment1
13.5%
176% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$37,839 −53%

Works from home33.5% 2.7×

Commutes by transit6.6% 7.8×

Mean commute18 min −27%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Storrs	Vs median
Median household income1	$37,839	53% below
Income per person1	$14,073	65% below
Unemployment1	13.5%	176% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$84,680	28% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	2.2%	41% below
Jobs5County figure	531,855	253% above
Poverty rate1	44.7%	315% above
Mean commute1	18 min	27% below
Works from home1	33.5%	169% above
Commutes by transit1	6.6%	above (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 20.2, 48% below the median place.

Median age1
20.2
48% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
77.0%
17% below the median place
Household size1
1.9
23% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher59.0% +84%

No health insurance3.4% −47%

High school or higher86.9% −6%

Born abroad13.1% +48%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Storrs	Vs median
Population1	15,207	2958th largest
Median age1	20.2	48% below
Bachelor's or higher1	59.0%	84% above
High school or higher1	86.9%	6% below
Household size1	1.9	23% below
Born abroad1	13.1%	48% above
No health insurance1	3.4%	47% below
Homes with broadband1	77.0%	17% below

Life in Storrs

The nearest National Park Service site is Roger Williams National Memorial, about 43 miles away.

Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.6 −74%

Playgrounds per 10k4.6 −51%

Grocery stores per 10k1.3 −38%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k27.0 2.4×

Libraries per 10k4.0 4.5×

Named paths and bike trails3 km +30%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi8.6 40.9×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Roger Williams National Memorial 43 miles
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park 45 miles
Taunton Wild and Scenic River 60 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%

Shops31.9 +5%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%

Doctors' offices and clinics23.6 +17%

Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
2
78% below the median place
Students per teacher10
10.9
29% below the median place
Public school students10
1,424
71% below the median place

All 17 schools and local life measures

Measure	Storrs	Vs median
Public schools10	2	78% below
Public school students10	1,424	71% below
Students per teacher10	10.9	29% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	22.9	10% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	31.9	5% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	4.1	0% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	23.6	17% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.4	4% above
Parks per 10k8	2.6	74% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	4.6	51% below
Grocery stores per 10k8	1.3	38% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	27.0	142% above
Libraries per 10k8	4.0	354% above
Named paths and bike trails8	2.6	30% above
Transit stops per sq mi8	8.6	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site9	43.3	41% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	2	0% above

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 93.2, 32% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Storrs. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk11
93.2
32% above the median place
Natural hazard risk11
97.4
5% above the median place
Heat wave risk11
96.4
7% above the median place

All 7 weather and risk measures

Measure	Storrs	Vs median
Natural hazard risk11County figure	97.4	5% above
Hurricane risk11County figure	93.2	32% above
Tornado risk11County figure	90.5	11% above
Wildfire risk11County figure	56.9	7% below
Heat wave risk11County figure	96.4	7% above
Median air quality index12Metro figure	42	2% below
Good air days12Metro figure	66.6%	3% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 64.9% to 53.2% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 14.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 40.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 40.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$17,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 0% of places

Pay vs rent

+4.2 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 91% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-11.7 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (64.9% to 53.2%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+32%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Storrs in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 53% of the median income in 2030, down from 53% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Storrs does better than 1% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 36%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,678/mo (2024)	$2,130/mo	$1,750 to $2,590/mo	+4.0%
Median household income	$37,839 (2024)	$48,500	$41,000 to $57,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$325,100 (2024)	$462,000	$335,000 to $636,000	+6.0%

The median home would be worth 9.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Storrs

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
University of Virginia, VA	$1,421	$52,546	Compare
Ithaca, NY	$1,447	$48,784	Compare
New Paltz, NY	$1,672	$52,774	Compare
State College, PA	$1,273	$45,424	Compare

Nearby

Compare Storrs with

Places built like Storrs

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Storrs performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Storrs, CT	53.2%	7.0%/yr	n/a
University of Virginia, VA	32.5%	8.2%/yr	n/a	Compare
Vinings, GA	23.2%	3.0%/yr	n/a	Compare
Amherst Town, MA	29.9%	4.2%/yr	4.2%	Compare
New Paltz, NY	38.0%	2.6%/yr	18.3%	Compare
Athens, OH	31.8%	3.4%/yr	6.3%	Compare
East Lansing, MI	30.8%	2.8%/yr	2.6%	Compare

Common questions

Is Storrs a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 17 out of 100, better than 17% of the places we rate and 59th of 65 in Connecticut. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 90 hours a year commuting, less than in 98% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 64 Connecticut places we track. Rent is about 32% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture. On cost, space and class size it scores 1 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Storrs expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 53.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $325,100.

What salary do you need to live in Storrs?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $67,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Storrs?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are University of Virginia, VA, Ithaca, NY, New Paltz, NY and State College, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Storrs with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Storrs itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/storrs-connecticut

Citytistics. “Storrs, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/storrs-connecticut/

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