The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 06103 sells for about $254,000, or $215 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 42 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,702 a month.
ZIP 06103 — Hartford
The housing market in 06103 is characterized by high rental demand and steady price appreciation driven by urban revitalization efforts. While inventory remains tight, the influx of professional residents into the downtown core supports a stable outlook for property values.
This ZIP is best suited for young professionals, urban-dwelling commuters, and renters who prioritize proximity to downtown employment and city amenities over suburban space.
Median prices moved up 4.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 42 days on market with 4.8 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.9% · poverty 19.8% — a mixed stability profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.3%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
net outflow — more people moved out than in
ZCTA 06103, Hartford County, CT
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The downtown area experiences higher rates of property and violent crime compared to the surrounding suburban municipalities in Hartford County.
Public schools serving this ZIP are part of the Hartford Public Schools district, which faces significant challenges in academic performance metrics compared to state averages.
The area is primarily urban with low wildfire risk, though parts of the Connecticut River waterfront are subject to designated flood zone management.
Downtown Hartford serves as the state's administrative and insurance hub, with ongoing efforts to convert older office space into residential units to increase density.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Connecticut) — Municipal Real Property Tax Assessment & Mill Rate Mechanics: Under C.G.S. § 12-62a, all taxable real property is assessed uniformly at a mandatory 70% assessment ratio of its fair market value (FMV). Real property tax is computed annually using the formula: Assessed Value = Fair Market Value × 0.
Residents benefit from high walkability and proximity to major employers in the central business district, with easy access to I-84 and I-91 for regional commuting.
The area features Bushnell Park, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and numerous dining and entertainment venues within the downtown core.
The rental market is deep with high demand for multi-family units, driven by a large population of young professionals and students, resulting in low vacancy rates.
The economy is anchored by the insurance and financial services sectors, with major employers including The Hartford and Travelers headquartered in the region.
The area is served by CTtransit bus lines and is located at the intersection of major interstate highways I-84 and I-91.
Development is heavily focused on urban infill and the conversion of historic commercial buildings into residential apartments.
The City of Hartford Assessor's office conducts periodic revaluations to determine property tax assessments based on market value.
Parcels are subject to municipal taxes and the Hartford Public Schools district, with no major MUD/PID districts reported.
Property insurance premiums are stable but reflect the urban density and historical nature of the building stock in the downtown area.
Connecticut has seen modest net domestic migration shifts, with urban centers like Hartford attracting younger demographics.
Connecticut is a judicial foreclosure state, requiring court intervention for the foreclosure process.
Sellers are required to provide a standard residential property condition disclosure report to buyers.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 06103 profile.
- Six Flags New England4.219 mi
- Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park4.214.5 mi
- Funcity Trampoline and Adventure Park4.26.3 mi
- Brownstone Adventure Sports Park4.413.3 mi
- Sonny's Place4.518.5 mi
- Six Flags New England4.219 mi
- Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park4.214.5 mi
- Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field4.43 mi
- Connecticut Convention Center4.50.5 mi
- PeoplesBank Arena4.30.2 mi
- Cinemark Buckland Hills 18 XD and IMAX4.57 mi
- AMC Plainville 204.410.8 mi
- The Mark Twain House & Museum4.71.3 mi
- Connecticut Science Center4.60.3 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden4.82.3 mi
- Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park4.214.5 mi
- The Mark Twain House & Museum4.71.3 mi
- Connecticut Science Center4.60.3 mi
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art4.70.2 mi
- Dinosaur State Park4.58 mi
- Dinosaur State Park4.58 mi
- Wickham Park4.75.2 mi
- Bushnell Park4.70.2 mi
- Elizabeth Park Conservancy4.72.3 mi
- Talcott Mountain State Park4.87.6 mi
- TPC River Highlands4.79.5 mi
- Tunxis Country Club3.98.1 mi
- Wintonbury Hills Golf Course4.47.6 mi
- Keney Park Golf Course4.22.7 mi
- Gillette Ridge Golf Club4.24.7 mi
- Westfarms4.55.4 mi
- The Shoppes at Buckland Hills4.37.2 mi
- Stew Leonard's4.68.4 mi
- Parkville Market4.71.5 mi
- Bradley International Airport4.411.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The oldest publicly funded park in the United States, located in the heart of downtown.
The oldest continuously operating public art museum in the United States.
Major venue for sports and entertainment events in downtown Hartford.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.