Metro area · CBSA 35980
Norwich
The Norwich, CT metro area has 279,971 people. Median rent is $1,365, 18.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at $1,902. Of the 16 places we track here, Mansfield Center has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$86,586
Median home value
$323,400
Unemployment
5.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,902
HUD, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 39,973 | $1,253 | 23.1% |
| New London | 27,625 | $1,340 | 27.2% |
| Willimantic | 18,096 | $1,063 | 27.8% |
| Groton | 9,490 | $1,250 | 18.8% |
| Conning Towers-Nautilus Park | 8,460 | $1,856 | 27.3% |
| Colchester | 4,692 | $1,475 | 20.4% |
| Long Hill | 4,399 | $1,722 | 24.5% |
| Waterford | 3,304 | $1,668 | 27.4% |
| Niantic | 3,123 | $1,478 | 21.8% |
| Oxoboxo River | 2,782 | $1,179 | 20.5% |
| South Windham | 1,281 | $1,341 | 21.4% |
| Baltic | 1,157 | $1,247 | 17.3% |
| Gales Ferry | 1,141 | $2,201 | 30.5% |
| Poquonock Bridge | 1,105 | $1,403 | 45.6% |
| Mansfield Center | 785 | $1,308 | 11.6% |
| Groton Long Point | 546 | $2,295 | 16.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.