Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
At a glance (2023)
Cost of living is the metro-area price level for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT.
The cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. The median home is valued at $359,000 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 49% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,399 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.8% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $101,117. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved.
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT saw a net loss of 118 tax-filing households and a net gain of 71 individuals. Against a population of about 176,215, that is a net inflow of about 0.4 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $19.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 1,383 households, came from Capitol Planning Region; the largest outflow, about 1,246 households, went to Capitol Planning Region. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 799 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
+0.4 net people per 1,000 residents (population 176,215)
Income (AGI) in and out
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region within Connecticut
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is outlined, with arrows tracing its largest moves to and from other Connecticut counties. Hover any county for its figures; click to open it.
Where movers came from
- 1Capitol Planning Region, CT1,383$117.7M
- 2South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT1,026$87.2M
- 3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT415$31.2M
- 4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT303$20.4M
- 5Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT108$11.1M
- 6Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT77$7.3M
- 7New York County, NY56$9M
- 8Middlesex County, MA56$6.5M
- 9Suffolk County, MA39$4M
- 10Kings County, NY37$4.5M
Where movers went
- 1Capitol Planning Region, CT1,246$93.5M
- 2South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT737$67.2M
- 3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT497$35.3M
- 4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT226$17.5M
- 5Suffolk County, MA91$5.6M
- 6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT87$9.2M
- 7New York County, NY75$13.6M
- 8Kings County, NY73$5M
- 9Middlesex County, MA62$4.8M
- 10Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT38$6.2M
Churn by county · both directions at once
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort.
| Capitol Planning Region, CT | 1,383 | 1,246 | +137 | +$24.2M |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 1,026 | 737 | +289 | +$20.1M |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 415 | 497 | -82 | -$4M |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 303 | 226 | +77 | +$2.9M |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 108 | 87 | +21 | +$1.9M |
| New York County, NY | 56 | 75 | -19 | -$4.6M |
| Suffolk County, MA | 39 | 91 | -52 | -$1.6M |
| Middlesex County, MA | 56 | 62 | -6 | +$1.7M |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 77 | 38 | +39 | +$1.1M |
| Kings County, NY | 37 | 73 | -36 | -$481K |
| Hampden County, MA | 36 | 36 | 0 | +$852K |
| Palm Beach County, FL | 25 | 37 | -12 | -$3.7M |
Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed.
Net migration by year
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +$74.8M | +799 |
| 2023 | -$19.7M | +71 |
How big is this move, relative to the county?
In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 71 more people moved into Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $19.7M in income (nominal) — in a county of 176,419 people.
The rate lets you compare Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT with a countyof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people.
Components of population change · 2023 (Census)
Where the county’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers.
The people of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers).
White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works.
Housing · what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023)
A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index.
Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works.
Jobs and natural hazards
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this county, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works.
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