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Real estate agents and brokers in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The real estate agents and brokers in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #17 of 2,176 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 67
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $747.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,957 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 205
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,096
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #17 of 2,176 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 real estate agents and brokers in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $18,957 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $747.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 3,583 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $225K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Northeastern 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 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 28.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 205 | 126 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,583 | 1,899 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,957 | $19,819 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $90,589 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 675 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $225K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Northeastern 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,096+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 39,412
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 174
- Median household income
- $90,589
- Average household income
- $113,121
- Median home value
- $307,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,462
- Daytime population
- 79,653Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 81 | 67 | 17.0 | 205 | +3.0% | #17 of 2,176 |
| 2Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 73 | 389 | 21.6 | 159 | +3.2% | #139 of 2,176 |
| 3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 71 | 242 | 20.9 | 164 | +2.0% | #192 of 2,176 |
| 4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 71 | 178 | 24.0 | 155 | +2.3% | #196 of 2,176 |
| 5Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 69 | 96 | 20.1 | 179 | +2.2% | #249 of 2,176 |
| 6Capitol Planning Region, CT | 68 | 994 | 25.4 | 141 | +3.1% | #287 of 2,176 |
| 7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 67 | 593 | 25.7 | 136 | +2.5% | #310 of 2,176 |
| 8Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 64 | 340 | 28.4 | 127 | +4.1% | #403 of 2,176 |
| 9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 46 | 1,226 | 52.1 | 79 | +3.5% | #1,301 of 2,176 |
Other business types in the Northeastern 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 estate78
- Real estate agents and brokers81
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders73
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 67 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $747.1M a year, or $18,957 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 67 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 39,412 households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 17.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 205, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 137, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,583 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 98,096 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,412 households. The median household income in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $90,589 a year, 12% 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 81 for real estate agents and brokers (high), #17 of 2,176 scored counties.
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