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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #315 of 887 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 123
- 34 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $22,505 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 110
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 640,482
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Western Connecticut Planning Region. 34 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $22,505 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region spend about $5.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 10% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in the Western Connecticut Planning Region classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 3,859 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Western Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is 56 (upper middle), #315 of 887 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Western 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 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 110 | 146 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,859 | 5,494 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $22,505 | $19,819 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $128,188 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61
- Employees, 2023
- 263
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The 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 Western 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 640,482+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 235,379
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,178
- Median household income
- $128,188
- Average household income
- $214,675
- Median home value
- $652,900
- Jobs located here
- 282,077
- Daytime population
- 636,160Residents 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 Western 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 estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers46
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors82
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 123 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.3B a year, or $22,505 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 123 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 10% 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 235,379 households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 5.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 110, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Western Connecticut Planning Region would have about 136, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,859 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Western Connecticut Planning Region at 640,482 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 235,379 households. The median household income in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is $128,188 a year, 59% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 56 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #315 of 887 scored counties.
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