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City · 7,340 residents · Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Staples , Connecticut

In Staples, a typical home is worth $1,165,500 and typical rent is $2,328 a month. Compared with all of Western Connecticut Planning Region, the typical home value is 79% higher, typical household income is 50% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 20 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $1,165,500

    79% above the planning region

    218% above Connecticut

    • Staples
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

  • Typical rent

    $2,328a month

    10% above the planning region

    56% above Connecticut

    • Staples
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

  • Typical household income

    $192,656a year

    50% above the planning region

    101% above Connecticut

    • Staples
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

  • Households that own their home

    86%

    20 points above the planning region

    20 points above Connecticut

    • Staples
    • Western Connecticut
    • Connecticut

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Staples is in Western Connecticut Planning Region. The FHA loan limit ($977,500 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Western Connecticut Planning Region. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 9 official sources

Only here

What sets Staples apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. The typical home in Staples is worth $1,165,500, 79% more than in Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole ($652,900).

  2. Nearby, in Bridgeport, the typical home value is $274,900: 76% less than in Staples ($1,165,500).

  3. The typical household income in Staples is $192,656, 50% more than in Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole ($128,188).

  4. 86% of households in Staples own their home, against 66% in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

  5. Nearby, in Bridgeport, the typical rent is $1,450: 38% less than in Staples ($2,328).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Staples

What homes there are in Staples, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

Detached houses, standing on their own, make up 88% of homes here, against 57% in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Year built

The typical home in Staples was built in 1967, 4 years before the typical one in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

There is more room for a big family here: 80% of homes have 3 bedrooms or more, against 60% in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

Owners with a mortgage

60%

Western Connecticut Planning Region: 67%

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

Staples does not have the same boundaries as in 2015–2019: that is why there is no change to compare.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureStaplesWestern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate3.8%4.3%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate1.1%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate2.7%2.1%3.4%
People per household 2.802.632.462.53
Drive alone 48%59%69%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate8%8%9%
Public transit 11%7%3%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate3%3%3%
Work from home 30%22%16%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate1%1%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

More people live in each home here: 2.80 on average, against 2.63 in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

In Staples, 30% of workers work from home, more than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (22%).

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Staples?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Staples, worth $1,165,500, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 61% of the typical household income in Staples, which is $192,656 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $418,986 a year. Note: at that price the loan is above the FHA limit for Western Connecticut Planning Region ($977,500), so FHA would not insure it; the payment is only a reference.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Your numbers

Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Staples. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $40,793 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$9,776

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$1,144,389
Total interest
$1,646,508
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $19,682 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $4,495 a month

  • Tight

    $4,495 to $5,780 a month

  • Hard

    more than $5,780 a month

    Your payment · 61%

Compared with the typical household income in Staples ($192,656 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$9,776
Principal & interest$7,752
Property tax$835
Home insurance$486
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$703

This loan is over the FHA limit

You'd borrow $1,124,707, but the FHA limit for a one-unit home in Staples is $977,500. You'd need a bigger down payment or a different loan.

You need at least $40,793 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Staples and Western Connecticut Planning Region

Staples is in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Staples's own numbers

Typical home value
$1,165,500
Typical monthly rent
$2,328
Typical yearly household income
$192,656
Households that own their home
86%
Effective property tax rate
0.86%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region

FHA limit, one-unit home
$977,500
Conventional limit, one unit
$977,500
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,399
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+56%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
3.9%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Everything about Western Connecticut Planning Region

Buying

Buying a home in Staples

A typical home in Staples is worth $1,165,500: 79% above the planning region and 218% above Connecticut. With the typical household income in Staples ($192,656 a year), a typical home costs 6.0 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Staples 6.0 years
  • Western Connecticut 5.1 years
  • Connecticut 3.8 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Western Connecticut Planning Region

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Western Connecticut Planning Region rose 65% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Period Region Connecticut U.S.
Last year (2025) +5.8% +6.1% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +56% +62% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +65% +75% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Staples next to Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Staples $1,165,500
  • Western Connecticut $652,900
  • Connecticut $366,900
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Staples $2,328
  • Western Connecticut $2,110
  • Connecticut $1,488
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Staples $192,656
  • Western Connecticut $128,188
  • Connecticut $95,781
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Staples next to Western Connecticut Planning Region and Connecticut
Measure Staples Western Connecticut Planning Region Connecticut U.S.
Typical home value $1,165,500 $652,900 $366,900 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $2,328 $2,110 $1,488 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $192,656 $128,188 $95,781 $80,734
Households that own their home 86% 66% 66% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $10,001 $9,295 $6,643 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.86% 1.42% 1.81% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 47% 53% 53% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Western Connecticut Planning Region. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Staples

For a typical $1,165,500 home in Staples, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Staples's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $9,776a month

    Above the FHA limit for Western Connecticut Planning Region ($977,500)
    Down payment
    $40,793
    Cash to close
    $75,758
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $703

  • Conventional, 5% down $9,375a month

    Above the conventional limit for Western Connecticut Planning Region ($977,500): it would be a "jumbo" loan
    Down payment
    $58,275
    Cash to close
    $93,240
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $554

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $7,637a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $233,100
    Cash to close
    $268,065
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $8,715a month

    Down payment
    $174,825
    Cash to close
    $209,790
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is Conventional, 20% down, no PMI.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Staples and for Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Property tax

Effective rate in Staples

0.86%of the home’s value each year

$10,001 a year for the typical owner in Staples.

  • Staples 0.86%
  • Western Connecticut 1.42%
  • Connecticut 1.81%

What Connecticut publishes Deadline to appeal the assessment: February 20 (Connecticut General Assembly (General Statutes of Connecticut, Chapter 203))

Exemptions and deadlines in Connecticut

Flood risk in Western Connecticut Planning Region

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Homes in the high-risk zone
3.9%
6,453
Of those, with NFIP insurance
57%
Region Connecticut U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 3.9% 3.1% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 57% 51% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Staples

Typical rent in Staples is $2,328 a month: 10% above the planning region. In Staples, 47% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,399 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $46.13 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,671 $32.13 $66,840
1 bedroom $2,071 $39.83 $82,840
2 bedrooms $2,399 $46.13 $95,960
3 bedrooms $2,878 $55.35 $115,120
4 bedrooms $3,573 $68.71 $142,920

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Staples

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There is 1 HUD-approved agency with an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region; 1 says it serves in Spanish.

A man smiles on a bench outside his apartment building.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Staples

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Staples or Western Connecticut Planning Region. The ones below are statewide in Connecticut: they work in Staples the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Connecticut

Housing counselors near Staples

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Staples, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Building Neighborhoods Together, Inc.

    570 State St, Bridgeport · 7 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 11 more
    (203) 290-4255

  • Housing Development Fund, Inc

    100 Prospect St, Stamford · 13 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in Portuguese.

    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • Homebuyer education workshops
    203-969-1830-1010

  • Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven

    333 Sherman Ave, New Haven · 23 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in other languages.

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 7 more
    (203) 562-0598

Every agency in Western Connecticut Planning Region All counseling agencies in Connecticut

Help in Spanish near Staples

3 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Staples

In HUD’s record, no housing authority with an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region is named for Staples or Western Connecticut Planning Region.

4 other authorities have an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Western Connecticut Planning Region

These cities are also in Western Connecticut Planning Region. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Western Connecticut Planning Region Housing in Connecticut
See 1 more city in Western Connecticut Planning Region, with its price and rent

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Staples, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Western Connecticut Planning Region is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Staples.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Staples

Short answers with the numbers for Staples and all of Western Connecticut Planning Region. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Staples?

The typical home value in Staples is $1,165,500, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Western Connecticut Planning Region it is $652,900.

How much does it cost to rent in Staples?

Typical rent in Staples is $2,328 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Western Connecticut Planning Region is $2,399.

What is the FHA loan limit in Staples?

Staples uses the FHA limit for all of Western Connecticut Planning Region (2026): $977,500 for a one-unit home and $1,879,850 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Staples?

The typical homeowner in Staples pays $10,001 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.86% of the home’s value; in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the rate is 1.42%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Staples?

There is 1 HUD-approved counseling agency with an office in Western Connecticut Planning Region. 1 says it serves in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).