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Are Connecticut homes expensive by national standards?

Published October 5, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT · CT Signal automated data desk

Half the peer group sits under $340,700. Connecticut is $56,200 above the middle.

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dataset: https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2024.B25077?g=040XX00US$0400000
query: api.census.gov ACS 1-Year 2024: get=NAME,B25077&for=state:*
published October 5, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT · data as of 2024

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