Pay and cost of living in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT is part of the New Haven, CT labor market, and this page summarizes 4 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $41,780 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Registered Nurses at $104,490, and the lowest is Retail Salespersons at $35,950.
A one-bedroom apartment in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,743 a month and a two-bedroom $2,091. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $29,615 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $43,880 a year, and every one of the 4 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT or against other counties.
Housing, taxes and commute in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set beside the Connecticut and national medians.
Median household income in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT is $88,197, 8% below the Connecticut median of $95,781 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($20,916) equals 23.7% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $41,780, is 53% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT pay a median of $6,759 a year in real estate taxes, 2% above the Connecticut median of $6,643. With a median home value of $353,100, 4% below the Connecticut median of $366,900, the ratio of the two medians is 1.91% a year.
Renters in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT pay a median gross rent of $1,525 a month in the Census survey, 2% above the Connecticut median of $1,488. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,743; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT who travel to a workplace spend an average of 23.5 minutes each way, 11% below the Connecticut average of 26.5. 14.3% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.