Pay and cost of living in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Across the 7 occupations we cover in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the middle median salary is $38,110 a year. Pay runs from $36,420 for Cashiers up to $211,000 for Financial Managers, a spread of $174,580. Wages come from the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,071 a month and a two-bedroom $2,399. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $33,551 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $63,542 a year, and 3 of the 7 occupations listed here (43%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set beside the Connecticut and national medians.
Median household income in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT is $128,188, 34% above the Connecticut median of $95,781 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($24,852) equals 19.4% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $38,110, is 70% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT pay a median of $9,295 a year in real estate taxes, 40% above the Connecticut median of $6,643. With a median home value of $652,900, 78% above the Connecticut median of $366,900, the ratio of the two medians is 1.42% a year.
Renters in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT pay a median gross rent of $2,110 a month in the Census survey, 42% above the Connecticut median of $1,488. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $2,071; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT who travel to a workplace spend an average of 30.8 minutes each way, 16% above the Connecticut average of 26.5. 21.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.