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Hartford CT
Covers Hartford, West Hartford and East Hartford.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 8,100 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 8,100 searches in July 2026, for Hartford on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+2.8%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +4.4% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,458/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · HartfordNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday.● softer● neutral● firmer
At massive CT former office park, developer boosts housing proposal to almost 490 unitsHartford Housing Authority rebrands as Capital City CommunitiesHartford proposes $4.4M funding shift to shore up Albany-Woodland developmentView all 8 Hartford news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.9%
Migration 2025+0.08/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-23.8%
Vacancy 20244.2%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,246/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,458 · own $2,704
$1,458RENT
$2,704OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+0.08/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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