By Kenneth R. Gosselin I Hartford Courant
Home sales in most Connecticut towns have
yet to recover from the 2008 recession. An analysis by The Courant of
single-family house sale price data from 2007 to 2018 shows sale prices in all
of the state’s eight counties remain below the 2007 peak, with Hartford County
making the most progress and Fairfield County in the deepest hole.
And of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities,
just 10 towns and cities registered median sale prices that exceeded or matched
their pre-recession values, according to data provided by The Warren Group,
which tracks real estate trends in New England and publishes The Commercial
Record.
Here’s a look at the 10 towns that have
recovered: (to
see how your town fared, please click here to view interactive map online)
West Hartford
Median home sale price in 2007: $305,000
Median
home sale price in 2018: $310,000
Percentage
change: 1.64%
Barkhamsted
Median home sale price in 2007: $239,000
Median
home sale price in 2018: $254,250
Percentage
change: 6.38%
Bridgewater
Median home sale price in 2007: $473,000
Median
home sale price in 2018: $512,500
Percentage
change: 8.35%
Darien
Median home sale price in 2007: $1,330,000
Median home sale price in 2018: $1,330,000
Percentage
change: 0%
Union
Median home sale price in 2007: $236,000
Median
home sale price in 2018: $236,000
Percentage
change: 0%
Norfolk
Median home sale price in 2007: $303,500
Median home
sale price in 2018: $355,000
Percentage
change: 16.97%
Franklin
Median home sale price in 2007: $212,000
Median
home sale price in 2018: $250,000
Percentage change: 17.92%
Eastford
Median home sale price in 2007: $232,500
Median
home sale price in 2018: $235,000
Percentage
change: 1.08%
Pomfret
Median home sale price in 2007: $277,000
Median home sale price in 2018: $287,450
Percentage
change: 3.77%
Andover
Median home
sale price in 2007: $247,450
Median
home sale price in 2018: $247,500
Percentage
change: .02%
