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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #20 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,647 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 461
- 4.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 77% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 284,015
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 82 (high), #20 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $2.2B a year: $18,647 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.6 times 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.
There are 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 77% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 12,863 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 461 | 146 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 12,863 | 5,494 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,647 | $19,819 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,586 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 284,015+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,768
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 468
- Median household income
- $86,586
- Average household income
- $111,769
- Median home value
- $323,400
- Jobs located here
- 118,380
- Daytime population
- 270,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 82 | 12 | 1.0 | 461 | +2.0% | #20 of 887 |
| 2Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 81 | 7 | 0.9 | 552 | +2.3% | #24 of 887 |
| 3Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 81 | 7 | 1.5 | 343 | +2.2% | #25 of 887 |
| 4Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 73 | 7 | 1.8 | 274 | +3.0% | #78 of 887 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 73 | 51 | 2.8 | 170 | +3.2% | #83 of 887 |
| 6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 68 | 82 | 3.6 | 138 | +2.5% | #140 of 887 |
| 7Capitol Planning Region, CT | 60 | 155 | 4.0 | 126 | +3.1% | #249 of 887 |
| 8Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 56 | 123 | 5.2 | 110 | +3.5% | #315 of 887 |
| 9Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 56 | 56 | 4.7 | 108 | +4.1% | #318 of 887 |
Other business types in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate67
- Real estate agents and brokers71
- Property management75
- Mortgage brokers and lenders82
- Home inspectors76
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.2B a year, or $18,647 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.6 times 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 1.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 461, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 55, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,863 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 82 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #20 of 887 scored counties.
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