Financial Stress · Connecticut
Connecticut — financial stress by county
The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 9 of 9 Connecticut counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 66.2. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT has the highest score at 74.
Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.
National comparison · Connecticut
How does Connecticut compare nationally?
Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), Connecticut ranks #4 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 66.2 is 26% above the national average FSI of 52.6.
Within the Northeast, Connecticut has the highest financial stress score; the next-most-stressed states are Massachusetts (59.0) and Rhode Island (57.6).
Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties
Counties in Connecticut ranked by FSI score
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Financial stress — compare with other states
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