Cities / Connecticut / Hartford

Hartford, CT

121,127 people

Right Now

Weather

69.8°F

Cloudy

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, high 78°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Hartford)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 3.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BDL

12 mi — Bradley International Airport

Population & People

Population

121,127

Median age

33.1

Median household income

$46,411

Poverty rate

26.3%

Unemployment rate

10.7%

Bachelor's degree+

19.4%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

44.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$228,600

Median gross rent

$1,269/mo

Homeownership rate

25.69%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,865

HUD Fair Market Rent (Hartford town, 0 mi from Hartford), 2026. Efficiency $1286, 1BR $1477, 2BR $1865, 3BR $2236, 4BR $2537. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Connecticut commercial electricity

23.11¢/kWh

Connecticut industrial electricity

18.35¢/kWh

Connecticut residential electricity

29.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

376455

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

293002.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Connecticut

720.72

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Connecticut-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BDL

Bradley International Airport

12 mi away

PVD

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

65 mi away

ALB

Albany International Airport

89 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Connecticut energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Connecticut economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).