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City · 10,264 residents · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

Trumbull Center , Connecticut

In Trumbull Center, a typical home is worth $486,000 and typical rent is $2,307 a month. Compared with all of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, typical rent is 49% higher, typical household income is 38% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 14 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $486,000

    13% above the planning region

    32% above Connecticut

    • Trumbull Center
    • Greater Bridgeport
    • Connecticut

  • Typical rent

    $2,307a month

    49% above the planning region

    55% above Connecticut

    • Trumbull Center
    • Greater Bridgeport
    • Connecticut

  • Typical household income

    $123,708a year

    38% above the planning region

    29% above Connecticut

    • Trumbull Center
    • Greater Bridgeport
    • Connecticut

  • Households that own their home

    79%

    14 points above the planning region

    13 points above Connecticut

    • Trumbull Center
    • Greater Bridgeport
    • Connecticut

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

Trumbull Center is in Greater Bridgeport 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 9 official sources

Only here

What sets Trumbull Center apart

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

  1. The typical rent in Trumbull Center is $2,307 a month, 49% more than in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole ($1,546).

  2. Nearby, in Bridgeport, the typical home value is $274,900: 43% less than in Trumbull Center ($486,000).

  3. Nearby, in Bridgeport, the typical rent is $1,450: 37% less than in Trumbull Center ($2,307).

  4. The typical household income in Trumbull Center is $123,708, 38% more than in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole ($89,667).

  5. 79% of households in Trumbull Center own their home, against 65% in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

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

The homes here

Housing in Trumbull Center

What homes there are in Trumbull Center, 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

In Trumbull Center, 7 in 10 homes are single-family detached houses; in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 5.

Year built

The typical home in Trumbull Center was built in 1965, 6 years after the typical one in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

There is more room for a big family here: 67% of homes have 3 bedrooms or more, against 58% in Greater Bridgeport 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

With a mortgage

$3,156 a month

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: $2,832 a month

Without a mortgage

$1,287 a month

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: $1,218 a month

Owners with a mortgage

71%

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 64%

In Trumbull Center, 71% of owners have a mortgage, and their typical cost is $3,156 a month, against $2,832 in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Without one it drops to $1,287.

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

The Census does not compare Trumbull Center with 2015–2019 because its boundaries changed.

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

MeasureTrumbull CenterGreater Bridgeport Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate4.2%4.3%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate1.0%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate3.0%2.1%3.4%
People per household 2.942.672.462.53
Drive alone 76%64%69%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate11%8%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate6%3%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate3%3%3%
Work from home 16%15%16%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate2%1%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Households in Trumbull Center are bigger: 2.94 people on average; in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 2.67.

To get to work, 76% of workers in Trumbull Center drive alone; in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 64%.

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 Trumbull Center?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Trumbull Center, worth $486,000, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 43% of the typical household income in Trumbull Center, which is $123,708 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $189,414 a year.

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

Your numbers

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Starts at the typical home value in Trumbull Center. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
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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 $17,010 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

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Term

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

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$4,420

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$477,197
Total interest
$686,575
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $8,207 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,887 a month

  • Tight

    $2,887 to $3,711 a month

  • Hard

    more than $3,711 a month

    Your payment · 43%

Compared with the typical household income in Trumbull Center ($123,708 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,420
Principal & interest$3,233
Property tax$770
Home insurance$203
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$215

You need at least $17,010 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

Trumbull Center and Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Trumbull Center is in Greater Bridgeport 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).

Trumbull Center's own numbers

Typical home value
$486,000
Typical monthly rent
$2,307
Typical yearly household income
$123,708
Households that own their home
79%
Effective property tax rate
1.9%

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

Numbers for all of Greater Bridgeport 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)
+64%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
8.7%

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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

Everything about Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Buying

Buying a home in Trumbull Center

A typical home in Trumbull Center is worth $486,000: 13% above the planning region and 32% above Connecticut. With the typical household income in Trumbull Center ($123,708 a year), a typical home costs 3.9 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.

  • Trumbull Center 3.9 years
  • Greater Bridgeport 4.8 years
  • Connecticut 3.8 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region rose 77% in the 10 years through 2025.

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

Period Region Connecticut U.S.
Last year (2025) +5.8% +6.1% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +64% +62% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +77% +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

Trumbull Center next to Greater Bridgeport 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
  • Trumbull Center $486,000
  • Greater Bridgeport $428,800
  • Connecticut $366,900
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Trumbull Center $2,307
  • Greater Bridgeport $1,546
  • Connecticut $1,488
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Trumbull Center $123,708
  • Greater Bridgeport $89,667
  • Connecticut $95,781
  • United States $80,734
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Trumbull Center next to Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and Connecticut
Measure Trumbull Center Greater Bridgeport Planning Region Connecticut U.S.
Typical home value $486,000 $428,800 $366,900 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $2,307 $1,546 $1,488 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $123,708 $89,667 $95,781 $80,734
Households that own their home 79% 65% 66% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $9,248 $8,670 $6,643 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 1.9% 2.02% 1.81% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 62% 59% 53% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Greater Bridgeport 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 Trumbull Center

For a typical $486,000 home in Trumbull Center, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Trumbull Center's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,420a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $17,010
    Cash to close
    $31,590
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $215

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,331a month

    Down payment
    $24,300
    Cash to close
    $38,880
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $231

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,606a month

    Down payment
    $97,200
    Cash to close
    $111,780
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $4,055a month

    Down payment
    $72,900
    Cash to close
    $87,480
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • 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 Trumbull Center and for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

Property tax

Effective rate in Trumbull Center

1.9%of the home’s value each year

$9,248 a year for the typical owner in Trumbull Center.

  • Trumbull Center 1.9%
  • Greater Bridgeport 2.02%
  • 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

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

Homes in the high-risk zone
8.7%
6,918
Of those, with NFIP insurance
51%
Region Connecticut U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 8.7% 3.1% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 51% 51% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Trumbull Center

Typical rent in Trumbull Center is $2,307 a month: 49% above the planning region. In Trumbull Center, 62% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Greater Bridgeport 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 Greater Bridgeport 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 Trumbull Center

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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region; 1 says it serves in Spanish.

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HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Trumbull Center

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

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Connecticut

Housing counselors near Trumbull Center

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Trumbull Center, 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 · 5 miles away · Spanish

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

  • Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven

    333 Sherman Ave, New Haven · 14 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in other languages.

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

  • Urban League of Southern Connecticut

    10 Wintergreen Ave, New Haven · 14 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 8 more
    (203) 327-5810

Every agency in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region All counseling agencies in Connecticut

Help in Spanish near Trumbull Center

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 Trumbull Center

In HUD’s record, no housing authority with an office in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is named for Trumbull Center or Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

3 other authorities have an office in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

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

Everything about Greater Bridgeport Planning Region Housing in Connecticut

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Trumbull Center, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Greater Bridgeport 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 Trumbull Center.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Trumbull Center

Short answers with the numbers for Trumbull Center and all of Greater Bridgeport 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 Trumbull Center?

The typical home value in Trumbull Center is $486,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region it is $428,800.

How much does it cost to rent in Trumbull Center?

Typical rent in Trumbull Center is $2,307 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $2,399.

What is the FHA loan limit in Trumbull Center?

Trumbull Center uses the FHA limit for all of Greater Bridgeport 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 Trumbull Center?

The typical homeowner in Trumbull Center pays $9,248 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.9% of the home’s value; in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, the rate is 2.02%.

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

There is 1 HUD-approved counseling agency with an office in Greater Bridgeport 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).