Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Hazardville, Connecticut
A $230,000 home here costs
$2,177per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,182. The real number is $994 higher every month — 84% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Hazardville against Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut
| Measure | Hazardville | Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $230,400 | $298,200 |
| Median property tax | $4,846 | $6,390 |
| Effective tax rate | 2.103% | 2.143% |
| Median gross rent | $1,407 | $1,351 |
| Population | 6,482 | 969,029 |
The weather behind that power bill
Hazardville sits in Capitol Planning Region, which averages a high of 84.6°F in its hottest month and a low of 20.3°F in its coldest, with 42.83" of precipitation a year and 27% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 914 cooling and 5,620 heating degree days, which is what sets the $246 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Capitol Planning Region — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Capitol Planning Region
Full Capitol Planning Region cost breakdown · Every county in Connecticut
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Hazardville?
A $230,000 home in Hazardville, Connecticut costs approximately $2,177 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,182 principal and interest, $403 property tax, $85 homeowners insurance, $314 utilities and $192 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Hazardville?
Hazardville has an effective property tax rate of 2.103%, based on a median home value of $230,400 and median real estate taxes of $4,846. That is lower than the Capitol Planning Region average of 2.143%.
What is the average home price in Hazardville?
The median owner-occupied home value in Hazardville, Connecticut is $230,400, against $298,200 across Capitol Planning Region.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Hazardville?
Median gross rent in Hazardville is $1,407 a month, against $2,177 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Hazardville — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Connecticut.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.