Real Estate
14 Most, Least Expensive CT Towns to Own a Home
Counting down Connecticut communities with the highest and lowest monthly costs for homeowners.
As we continue to break down the numbers in search of the best community in Connecticut to buy real estate, this week Patch is counting down the most and least expensive towns (or communities) to own a home.
Data from the American Community Survey (part of the U.S. Census Bureau) shows the median monthly housing costs for homeowners in Connecticut over a 5-year average from 2008-2012.
The figures on monthly housing costs include real estate taxes, property insurance, homeowner association fees, cooperative or condominium fees, mobile home park fees, land rent, utilities and mortgages. (The numbers do not include maintenance and repairs, reverse annuity mortgages or home-equity credit.)
The lists also include monthly costs broken out by homeowners with and without mortgages.
The Connecticut communities with the highest costs per month are show above and the 14 cheapest communities for homeowners are listed below. Find information on every zip code in the state using this interactive map.
For more, check out these slideshows from earlier this year listing the towns with the highest and lowest median tax bills.
14 Communities with Lowest Homeowner Costs
No. 14: Plainfield
- Cost per Month: $1,275
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,645
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $576
No. 13: Colebrook
- Cost per Month: $1,223
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $3,074
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $773
No. 12: Bantam
- Cost per Month: $1,215
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,672
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $691
No. 11: Danielson
- Cost per Month: $1,212
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,598
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $566
No. 10: Lakeville
- Cost per Month: $1,202
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $2,292
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $908
No. 9: Taftville
- Cost per Month: $1,199
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,764
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $551
No. 8: Hanover
- Cost per Month: $1,188
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: N/A
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $1,000+
No. 7: Tariffville
- Cost per Month: $1,121
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,775
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $706
No. 6: Central Village
- Cost per Month: $989
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,133
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $400
No. 5: South Windham
- Cost per Month: $978
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,133
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $806
No. 4: North Windham
- Cost per Month: $958
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,393
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $751
No. 3: Pine Meadow
- Cost per Month: $753
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $782
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $488
No. 2: Cobalt
- Cost per Month: $666
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: N/A
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $657
No. 1: Quinebaug
- Cost per Month: $514
- Median Cost w/ Mortgage: $1,512
- Median Cost w/out Mortgage: $420
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