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New Haven CT Apartment Market Read

Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
RentersLandlords
The yearly data still reads a landlord's market, but the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are cooling.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 720 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly

About 720 searches in August 2026, for New Haven on its own

What renters Google mostHousesSee all →

Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.

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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Job growth has cooled (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
0.0%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
5.1%2024 COUNT
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,931 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 2.2% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +8.8% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,600/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs0.0%
Migration 2025−2.9/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+5.5%
Vacancy 20245.1%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,591/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,600 · own $3,191
$1,600
RENT
$3,191
OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
−2.9/1k
▼ More people left for other US places than moved in. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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