Hartford vs New Haven leftover
Moving to New Haven costs you $103 a month
$2,290/mo leftover in New Haven vs $2,393 in Hartford after tax and rent ($103 less). −$1,236 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Hartford leftover
$2,393
a month after tax and rent
New Haven leftover
$2,290
−$103 vs Hartford
Compare Hartford to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Hartford.
Monthly gap
Hartford → New Haven
$103
less / month in Hartford
$2,290 in New Haven · $2,393 in Hartford · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 1,922 households moved Hartford → New Haven (avg AGI $74,760). 2,485 went the other way. The whole move →
−$103 / mo
| Per month | Hartford | New Haven | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,125 | $8,000 | −$125 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,095 | $2,051 | −$44 |
| Take-home pay | $6,030 | $5,949 | −$81 |
| Rent | $1,625 | $1,655 | +$30 |
| Getting around | $519 | $524 | +$5 |
| Groceries | $412 | $408 | −$4 |
| Healthcare | $464 | $459 | −$5 |
| Utilities | $258 | $255 | −$3 |
| Everything else | $361 | $357 | −$4 |
| Left over | $2,393 | $2,290 | −$103 |
To break even in New Haven, you'd need to earn
$98,000
Household gross, versus $97,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Hartford does now.
The tax difference alone
+$83
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.8% in Hartford, 25.6% in New Haven.
More about New Haven
Hartford, CT in full
Insurance-industry wages, cheap houses, and a 1.78% property tax rate.
New Haven, CT in full
State income tax topping out at 6.99%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,970 and 201 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from New Haven on New Haven wages.
New Haven → Hartford →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in New Haven than Hartford?
A one-bedroom is about $1,625 in Hartford versus $1,655 in New Haven. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $103 a month lower in New Haven. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does New Haven have state income tax?
New Haven is in Connecticut, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Hartford to New Haven?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Connecticut tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Hartford and New Haven moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.