Market rankings · Connecticut
Real estate businesses in Connecticut
Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,095
- 338 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 1,979
- +0.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 129
- 29% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #2 of 51
- Market score 81 · High
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5,095 real estate businesses in Connecticut. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 35.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
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 29% 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 businesses take in.
Official counts show 1,979 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Connecticut in 2023, up 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 725 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 49 SBA-backed loans worth $13M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Connecticut.
Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #2 for real estate businesses, 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 (81). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (81).
Every market in Connecticut for real estate businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 81 | 490 | 27.2 | 159 | +3.2% | #6 of 387 |
| 2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 80 | 276 | 23.8 | 181 | +2.0% | #8 of 387 |
| 3Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 75 | 1,496 | 32.2 | 141 | +3.0% | #20 of 387 |
| 4New Haven, CT | 74 | 754 | 32.7 | 135 | +2.5% | #24 of 387 |
| 5Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 53 | 1,888 | 53.2 | 94 | +3.7% | #157 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Putnam, CT | 81 | 77 | 19.5 | 224 | +3.0% | #6 of 536 |
| 2Torrington, CT | 69 | 114 | 23.8 | 189 | +2.2% | #56 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 78 | 77 | 19.5 | 224 | +3.0% | #60 of 2,229 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 67 | 114 | 23.8 | 189 | +2.2% | #310 of 2,229 |
| 3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 67 | 276 | 23.8 | 181 | +2.0% | #311 of 2,229 |
| 4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 66 | 208 | 28.1 | 167 | +2.3% | #354 of 2,229 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 66 | 490 | 27.2 | 159 | +3.2% | #357 of 2,229 |
| 6Capitol Planning Region, CT | 58 | 1,288 | 32.9 | 137 | +3.1% | #685 of 2,229 |
| 7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 58 | 754 | 32.7 | 135 | +2.5% | #686 of 2,229 |
| 8Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 56 | 439 | 36.7 | 124 | +4.1% | #794 of 2,229 |
| 9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 43 | 1,449 | 61.6 | 84 | +3.5% | #1,490 of 2,229 |
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Connecticut?
Connecticut has 5,095 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 338 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,979 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 0.2% from 2019. Official counts list 19,297 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 5,095 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 29% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses 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 businesses?
Connecticut has 35.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 129, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Connecticut would have about 6,561, against 5,095 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 725 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 78 (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 businesses (high), #2 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Connecticut. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Connecticut
- Real estate agents and brokers4,125 listings
- Property management384 listings
- Mortgage brokers and lenders500 listings
- Home inspectors86 listings
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