City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Hartford | Norwalk | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,154/mo | $1,861/mo | 38.0% lower in A |
| Median home value | $198,900 | $491,800 | 59.6% lower in A |
| Median household income | $41,841 | $97,879 | 57.3% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 93.2 | 100.6 | 7.3% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 89.2 | 98.7 | 9.6% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 81.6 | 94.8 | 13.9% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 84.2 | 102.7 | 18.0% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Hartford, you'd need $134,396 in Norwalk to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Hartford, CT is about 25.6% cheaper overall than Norwalk, CT, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 38% lower in Hartford than in Norwalk. If you earn $80,000 in Hartford, you'd need about $107,517 in Norwalk to keep the same standard of living.