Norwich, CT
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Norwich ranks 65th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 61st for income. A household earns $89,431 a year while median rent runs $1,440/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 0% above the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is air quality (29th of 300), while cost of living is the soft spot (230th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 193rd and home prices 193rd among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
For your salary & household
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On $75,000 for just you in Norwich, your take-home is worth about $57,682 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it less than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 61st of 300↑18.2%$89,431
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 230th of 300100 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $89,035
- Per-capita income
- $48,094
- Full-time pay
- $48,447
Housing
- Median rent
- 193rd of 300↑26.3%$1,440/mo
- Home value
- 193rd of 300↑42.1%$362,800
- Property tax
- $5,290/yr · 1.5%
- Sales tax
- 6.35%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 176th of 3004.7%
- Bachelor's+
- 120th of 30035.9%
- Avg commute
- 118th of 30023.4 min
People
- Population
- 282,602
- Population change
- +6.6%
- Median age
- 42.0 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 9.6%
- Broadband
- 93.9%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 29th of 30037
- Natural-hazard loss
- 160th of 300$13/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 91st of 30016.8%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 10.1%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Affordability
- + Household income
- + Air quality
- + Health
Watch-outs
- – Cost of living
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — groton new london ap.
What jobs pay in Norwich
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- IT managers
- $164,170
- Financial managers
- $154,190
- Pharmacists
- $146,900
- Lawyers
- $128,040
- General & operations managers
- $126,870
- Software developers
- $123,780
- Civil engineers
- $103,430
- Registered nurses
- $101,330
- Secondary school teachers
- $94,950
- Elementary school teachers
- $83,840
- Accountants & auditors
- $82,530
- Police officers
- $79,580
- Plumbers
- $76,980
- Electricians
- $72,240
- Carpenters
- $64,500
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $60,320
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $53,190
- Construction laborers
- $51,890
- Customer service reps
- $45,020
- Waiters & waitresses
- $37,880
- Retail salespersons
- $35,740
- Janitors
- $35,460
- Cashiers
- $35,010
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
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Norwich metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Norwich metro?
- Median gross rent across the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area is $1,440 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Norwich.
- What is the median household income in the Norwich metro?
- A typical household in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area earns $89,431 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Norwich expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area runs about 0% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are higher than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Norwich metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $89,035 (versus its face value of $89,431). CityLedger rates the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area moderately affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Norwich metro?
- The median home value across the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area is $362,800 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Norwich metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area is 4.7% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).