High-rent metro gap - Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
Displayed gap in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA: +28.0% (HUD $1,865 vs ACS $1,457) · counties in FMR rows: Capitol Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 25540 · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT -28.0% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 28.0% surplus
- FMR-TOP #350/396 · P88
- SPREAD-PLUS +$408
- PHOTO-FINISH Prescott Valley-Pr
- COUNTY-SPARSE 2 counties
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area (+0.0pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $408/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area before assuming portability helps.
Instrument codes from this metro’s HUD FMR vs ACS shortfall band, national FMR quartile, dollar spread, gap peer, county footprint, and book completeness, not a moving recommendation.
Shortfall neighbourhood around Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Prescott Valley- -27.99
Prescott Valley-: -28.0% shortfall
-27.99 % shortfall
- Hartford-West · this metro -28
Hartford-West · this metro: -28.0% shortfall
-28 % shortfall
- Chicago-Napervil -28.04
Chicago-Napervil: -28.0% shortfall
-28.04 % shortfall
- New York-Newark- -28.04
New York-Newark-: -28.0% shortfall
-28.04 % shortfall
- Myrtle Beach-Con -28.06
Myrtle Beach-Con: -28.1% shortfall
-28.06 % shortfall
How does Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area
-28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,637 vs ACS $1,279 · $+$358/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Yavapai County.
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area
-28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,781 vs ACS $1,391 · $+$390/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, Will County.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area
-28.0% shortfall · HUD $2,324 vs ACS $1,815 · $+$509/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Bergen County, Passaic County.
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area
-28.1% shortfall · HUD $1,465 vs ACS $1,144 · $+$321/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Horry County.
- Gainesville, GA Metro Area
-28.1% shortfall · HUD $1,514 vs ACS $1,182 · $+$332/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Hall County.
- Carson City, NV Metro Area
-28.2% shortfall · HUD $1,546 vs ACS $1,206 · $+$340/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Carson City.
- New Haven, CT Metro Area
-28.2% shortfall · HUD $1,969 vs ACS $1,536 · $+$433/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
- Grand Island, NE Metro Area
-28.3% shortfall · HUD $1,215 vs ACS $947 · $+$268/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Hall County.
- Boise City, ID Metro Area
-27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,655 vs ACS $1,297 · $+$358/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Ada County, Boise County, Canyon County, Owyhee County.
- Florence, SC Metro Area
-28.4% shortfall · HUD $1,098 vs ACS $855 · $+$243/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Darlington County.
- Yakima, WA Metro Area
-27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,374 vs ACS $1,077 · $+$297/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Yakima County.
- Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area
-27.6% shortfall · HUD $2,642 vs ACS $2,071 · $+$571/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Honolulu County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
CT FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in CT; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA $1,866 (+$1)
- Ansonia town, CT Exception Area $1,788 (−$77)
- New Haven, CT MSA $1,969 (+$104)
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA $2,511 (+$646)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Hattiesburg, MS MSA ($1,047 2-BR); Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099 2-BR); Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA ($1,095 2-BR); Guayama, PR Metro Area ($475 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA.
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $1,865/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,457/mo
- Displayed gap: +28.0%
- National FMR percentile: 88 (#350/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
CT HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
- West Haven Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Stamford
- Middletown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority Of The City Of Norwalk
- Housing Authority of the City of Meriden
- Housing Authority of the City of Danbury
- Housing Authority of the City of New Britain
- Housing Authority of the City of Ansonia
Full payment standards for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA · Payment standards vs FMR
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.
Disclaimer. For informational purposes only, not a substitute for PHA counseling or legal advice. Median gross rent reflects rents paid by current tenants; asking rents for available units typically run higher. Actual PHA payment standards can differ from HUD FMR by ±10%. Always confirm the current payment standard with your PHA. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any PHA.