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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
500
100 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
261
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.4B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
3.5
19% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
146
46% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#9 of 51
Market score 68 · Upper middle

A site report maps the mortgage brokers and lenders 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 500 mortgage brokers and lenders in Connecticut. 100 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Connecticut comes to about $28.4B a year: $19,819 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 46% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Connecticut in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 5,494 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $147K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #9 for mortgage brokers and lenders, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest (82). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Torrington area scores highest (88).

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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 mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT82121.0461+2.0%#4 of 373
2Waterbury-Shelton, CT71512.8170+3.2%#29 of 373
3New Haven, CT67823.6138+2.5%#45 of 373
4Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT631623.5144+3.0%#73 of 373
5Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT551795.0110+3.7%#144 of 373

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Torrington, CT8871.5343+2.2%#3 of 177
2Putnam, CT7871.8274+3.0%#8 of 177

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT82121.0461+2.0%#20 of 887
2Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT8170.9552+2.3%#24 of 887
3Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT8171.5343+2.2%#25 of 887
4Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT7371.8274+3.0%#78 of 887
5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT73512.8170+3.2%#83 of 887
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT68823.6138+2.5%#140 of 887
7Capitol Planning Region, CT601554.0126+3.1%#249 of 887
8Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT561235.2110+3.5%#315 of 887
9Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT56564.7108+4.1%#318 of 887

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Connecticut?

There are 500 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Connecticut as of September 2026. 100 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 4.8% 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 500 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 46% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders 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 mortgage brokers and lenders?

Connecticut has 3.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 146, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Connecticut would have about 728, against 500 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,494 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Torrington area scores highest, at 88 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Southeastern Connecticut 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 68 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #9 of the 50 states and DC.

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