High-rent metro gap - Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA
Displayed gap in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA: +33.5% (HUD $1,866 vs ACS $1,398) · counties in FMR rows: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region .
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CBSA 35980 · Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT -33.5% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 33.5% surplus
- FMR-TOP #351/396 · P89
- SPREAD-PLUS +$468
- PHOTO-FINISH Deltona-Daytona Be
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area (+0.0pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $468/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Norwich-New Lo · this metro -33.48
Norwich-New Lo · this metro: -33.5% shortfall
-33.48 % shortfall
- Deltona-Daytona -33.48
Deltona-Daytona : -33.5% shortfall
-33.48 % shortfall
- Warner Robins -33.53
Warner Robins: -33.5% shortfall
-33.53 % shortfall
- Macon-Bibb Count -33.64
Macon-Bibb Count: -33.6% shortfall
-33.64 % shortfall
- Rochester -33.64
Rochester: -33.6% shortfall
-33.64 % shortfall
How does Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area
-33.5% shortfall · HUD $1,806 vs ACS $1,353 · $+$453/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Flagler County.
- Warner Robins, GA Metro Area
-33.5% shortfall · HUD $1,362 vs ACS $1,020 · $+$342/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Houston County.
- Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area
-33.6% shortfall · HUD $1,307 vs ACS $978 · $+$329/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Bibb County, Crawford County, Jones County, Twiggs County.
- Rochester, NY Metro Area
-33.6% shortfall · HUD $1,573 vs ACS $1,177 · $+$396/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Livingston County, Monroe County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Wayne County.
- Sumter, SC Metro Area
-33.2% shortfall · HUD $1,276 vs ACS $958 · $+$318/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Sumter County.
- Valdosta, GA Metro Area
-33.0% shortfall · HUD $1,192 vs ACS $896 · $+$296/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Brooks County, Echols County, Lanier County, Lowndes County.
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area
-33.0% shortfall · HUD $2,140 vs ACS $1,609 · $+$531/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Chittenden County, Chittenden County, Chittenden County, Chittenden County, Chittenden County, Chittenden County.
- Altoona, PA Metro Area
-32.9% shortfall · HUD $1,138 vs ACS $856 · $+$282/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Blair County.
- Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
-32.9% shortfall · HUD $1,330 vs ACS $1,001 · $+$329/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Guilford County, Randolph County.
- Albany, GA Metro Area
-34.1% shortfall · HUD $1,129 vs ACS $842 · $+$287/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Dougherty County, Lee County, Terrell County, Worth County.
- Fresno, CA Metro Area
-34.2% shortfall · HUD $1,664 vs ACS $1,240 · $+$424/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Fresno County.
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT Metro Area
-32.6% shortfall · HUD $1,788 vs ACS $1,348 · $+$440/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
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.
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA $1,865 (−$1)
- Ansonia town, CT Exception Area $1,788 (−$78)
- New Haven, CT MSA $1,969 (+$103)
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA $2,511 (+$645)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Owensboro, KY MSA ($1,110 2-BR); Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($969 2-BR); Muncie, IN MSA ($1,043 2-BR); Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA ($928 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA.
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $1,866/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,398/mo
- Displayed gap: +33.5%
- National FMR percentile: 89 (#351/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
CT HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, 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.