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Real estate businesses in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The real estate businesses in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #686 of 2,229 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 754
- 44 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 273
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,119 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 135
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 754 real estate businesses in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Of those, 44 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.7, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $4.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,119 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 35% 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 273 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 845 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,773 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 58 (upper middle), #686 of 2,229 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the South Central 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.7 | 35.5 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 135 | 129 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 845 | 725 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,119 | $19,819 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 273
- Employees, 2023
- 2,127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $125.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,773Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 75444 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,018The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the South Central 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region marked.
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 | 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 |
Other business types in the South Central 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 754 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 273 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 2,773 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.4B a year, or $19,119 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 754 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 35% 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 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 32.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 135, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 1,018, against 754 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 845 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 58 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #686 of 2,229 scored counties.
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