Cost of living in Portland, Connecticut
Portland, Connecticut has about 5,944 people. Typical rent is $1,122 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $89,401 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #4 in Connecticut on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,122 a month.
Portland is a Census community, not a separate city government in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $89,401 a year.
- People
- 5,944
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,122
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $89,401
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $282,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,933
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
Portland, Connecticut has about 5,944 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $282,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA) is $1,933 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, prices sit at 102.7 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 Portland'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 Portland'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, 124 have higher typical rent than Portland.
Nearby places
- Middletown
Typical rent $1,446
Compare with Portland - Lake Pocotopaug
Typical rent $1,357
Compare with Portland - Higganum
Typical rent $1,707
Compare with Portland - East Hampton
Typical rent $1,347
Compare with Portland - Durham
Typical rent $1,625
Compare with Portland - Kensington
Typical rent $1,351
Compare with Portland - Glastonbury Center
Typical rent $1,697
- Wethersfield
Typical rent $1,370
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.