CT among states with lowest share of housing built in 21st century

Only one in every 10 housing structures in Connecticut was built during or after 2000, the third lowest share in the country, recent Census estimates show.

Connecticut’s share of 21st-century housing is ahead of only New York and Rhode Island and slightly behind Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, reflective of the region’s old housing.

Housing built before 1960 in the state makes up 41% of all housing, the fifth-highest percentage in the country, compared to under 10% in Arizona, Alaska and Nevada.

A more detailed look into Connecticut's data shows that the state’s housing built before World War II makes up a fifth of Connecticut’s housing stock.

Given the distribution of old and newer homes, the median year that housing structures were built in Connecticut is 1966, compared to the 1990s in states such as Georgia, the Carolinas and Utah, among others.

Housing stock age differs by town in Connecticut, though.

The share of housing built before 1960 ranges from a high of 65% in West Hartford to a low of 10% in Hebron.

As for 21st century housing, the town of Oxford has the highest share at almost a third, 31%, compared to just over 3% in Enfield, the lowest share in the state.