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Moving to Hartford, CT
Insurance capital, more affordable than CT suburbs.
Pop. 121kCost index 105.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,300/moMedian home $215kWalk score 70
Hartford (metro area) has an overall price level 105.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
105.5Housing index
117.0Groceries index (modeled)
101.4Utilities index (modeled)
100.8Electricity rate
30.5 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
101.1Median home value (est.)
$215,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,300/moConnecticut unemployment is 5.0% with median household income $96k.
Unemployment rate
5.0%Median household income
$96,049Per-capita income
$56,190Labor-force participation
66.1%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberHartford: median home value $215,000.
Home value
$215,000Rent
$1,300/moHomeownership rate
67.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
88/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowConnecticut 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.9%Per-pupil spending
$21,866Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
62.0%Notable universities
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