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Real estate agents and brokers in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,301 of 2,176 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 1,226
- 63 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 238
- 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)
- 79
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.1
- 70% 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 1,226 real estate agents and brokers in the Western Connecticut Planning Region. 63 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 52.1 per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region spend about $5.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $22,505 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 21% below 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 238 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Western Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 989 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $862K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates show the Western Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, the Western Connecticut Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,301 of 2,176 scored counties and #9 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 | 52.1 | 28.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 79 | 126 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 989 | 1,899 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | +20.1% |
| 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 | 46 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 238
- Employees, 2023
- 1,247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,22663 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 972The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $862K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 real estate agents and brokers are in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 1,226 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 63 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 238 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers 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 1,226 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 21% below 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 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 real estate agents and brokers?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 52.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 79, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Western Connecticut Planning Region would have about 972, against 1,226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 989 households, against one for every 788 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 46 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,301 of 2,176 scored counties.
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