Cost of living in Norwich, Connecticut
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,253 a month.
Norwich is a city in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,024 a year.
- People
- 39,973
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,253
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,024
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $242,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,902
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA
Norwich, Connecticut has about 39,973 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $242,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA) is $1,902 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metro area, prices sit at 100.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Connecticut taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Norwich's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Connecticut home paid 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Norwich's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Connecticut in the table we use.
Among 139 places we list in Connecticut with a rent figure, 103 have higher typical rent than Norwich.
Nearby places
- Baltic
Typical rent $1,247
Compare with Norwich - Jewett City
Typical rent $1,187
Compare with Norwich - Oxoboxo River
Typical rent $1,179
Compare with Norwich - Gales Ferry
Typical rent $2,201
Compare with Norwich - South Windham
Typical rent $1,341
Compare with Norwich - Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Typical rent $1,856
Compare with Norwich - Plainfield Village
Typical rent $1,267
Compare with Norwich - Old Mystic
Typical rent $1,602
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Connecticut
Bigger places in Connecticut
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.