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Home inspectors in Connecticut

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Connecticut, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
86
2 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
60
−3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.4B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
126
26% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#2 of 50
Market score 76 · High

A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Connecticut has 86 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

At $19,819 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Connecticut spend about $28.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 26% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Connecticut was 60 in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 23,900 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $858K have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Connecticut.

Among 50 states, Connecticut ranks #2 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 76 (high). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores highest (83). Among 7 scored counties, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores highest (82).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT83210.6139+3.7%#2 of 243
2Waterbury-Shelton, CT78100.6129+3.2%#11 of 243
3Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT7750.4164+2.0%#13 of 243
4Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT69280.6124+3.0%#30 of 243
5New Haven, CT65200.984+2.5%#45 of 243

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Torrington, CTNot scored20.4178+2.2%
Putnam, CTNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT8250.4180+4.1%#8 of 415
2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT82160.7126+3.5%#9 of 415
3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT77100.6129+3.2%#22 of 415
4Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT7650.4164+2.0%#23 of 415
5Capitol Planning Region, CT75190.5153+3.1%#29 of 415
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT66200.984+2.5%#83 of 415
7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT4891.264+2.3%#212 of 415
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTNot scored20.4178+2.2%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Connecticut?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 home inspectors in Connecticut. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $28.4B a year, or $19,819 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 86 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 26% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Connecticut has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 126, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Connecticut would have about 108, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,900 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 7 scored counties in Connecticut, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Connecticut scores 76 for home inspectors (high), #2 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Connecticut. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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