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Norwich - CT housing market

The Norwich metro has a typical home value of $430,914, up 7.0% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 9 days on market, a strong seller's market. 21% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$430,914
+7.0% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$416,002
+10.0% YoY
Median list price
$446,317
Sale-to-list ratio
102.1%
Selling above ask
Days on market
9d
Listings w/ price cut
20.6%
New listings / mo
291
-2.3% YoY
Homes for sale
689
+1.5% YoY
Typical rent
$2,099/mo
+6.1% YoY
Income needed to buy
$125,400
Rent vs buy
17.1x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Norwich housing market, October 2026

The typical Norwich home is worth $430,914 as of September 2026, up 0.6% from the prior month, up 1.9% over three months, and up 7.0% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $386,243 to $430,914.

Homes are going pending in about 9 days, slower than the 7 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 689 homes for sale, 1% more than a year ago. 20.6% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 17.2% three months ago).

Typical rent is $2,099 a month, up 6.1% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 17.1.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($86,183), the typical Norwich home costs about $2,925 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $125,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$431k$386kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
12d6dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
711394Oct 24Oct 25Sep 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($430,914) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Norwich - CT metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 7.0% over the past year. In Norwich - CT, that means a home worth $402,723 last year is now worth roughly $430,914.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $416,002. Homes are selling at 102.1% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Norwich - CT sit on the market for roughly 9 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 20.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 291 new listings hit the market each month in Norwich - CT. There are currently 689 homes for sale, up 1.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Norwich - CT is $2,099, up 6.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.1x, toss-up (#92 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,387 a month in principal and interest, $288 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.14% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in CT

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Hartford - CT$398,703 +5.1% 8.0d
Bridgeport - CT$687,644 +6.2% 16.0d
New Haven - CT$406,204 +4.9% 12.0d
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