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Real estate agents and brokers in Connecticut

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

Listings
4,125
218 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
755
−2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.4B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
28.8
6% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
126
26% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#2 of 51
Market score 81 · High

A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers 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 4,125 real estate agents and brokers in Connecticut. 218 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 28.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

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 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 real estate agents and brokers take in.

Official counts show 755 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Connecticut in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,899 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #2 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 81 (high). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest (82). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (83).

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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 real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Waterbury-Shelton, CT8238921.6159+3.2%#4 of 387
2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT7924220.9164+2.0%#10 of 387
3Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT791,17225.2143+3.0%#11 of 387
4New Haven, CT7659325.7136+2.5%#18 of 387
5Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT541,56644.190+3.7%#145 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Putnam, CT836717.0205+3.0%#2 of 533
2Torrington, CT709620.1179+2.2%#52 of 533

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT816717.0205+3.0%#17 of 2,176
2Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT7338921.6159+3.2%#139 of 2,176
3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT7124220.9164+2.0%#192 of 2,176
4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT7117824.0155+2.3%#196 of 2,176
5Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT699620.1179+2.2%#249 of 2,176
6Capitol Planning Region, CT6899425.4141+3.1%#287 of 2,176
7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT6759325.7136+2.5%#310 of 2,176
8Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT6434028.4127+4.1%#403 of 2,176
9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT461,22652.179+3.5%#1,301 of 2,176

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Connecticut?

There are 4,125 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Connecticut as of September 2026. 218 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 755 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 2.1% 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 4,125 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 26% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers 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 real estate agents and brokers?

Connecticut has 28.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 126, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Connecticut would have about 5,213, against 4,125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,899 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 81 (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 81 for real estate agents and brokers (high), #2 of the 50 states and DC.

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