Hamden, CT 06518 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 36
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Home Value
$401,747
+5.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
36
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
55 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
46%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,573/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
21%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$138
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 21% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+63% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (36/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.8% below their final list price; 46% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $123k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,766 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $500/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $138 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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