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First-Time Homebuyer Programs in Connecticut

Connecticut offers some of the most generous down payment assistance in the country through the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA). The flagship Time To Own program provides up to $50,000 in forgivable loans for homes in high-opportunity areas, while the CHFA DAP offers up to $15,000 in low-interest second mortgage assistance. The Housing Development Fund (HDF) adds additional options including the CT Forever program with up to $28,000 and the SmartMove program offering up to 25% of the purchase price.

State housing agency: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA)

Cities in Connecticut

Bridgeport

Fairfield County County

Pop. 149,000Median $305,000

Bristol

Hartford County County

Pop. 62,900Median $335,000

Danbury

Fairfield County County

Pop. 90,000Median $470,000

East Hartford

Hartford County County

Pop. 51,000Median $290,000

Enfield

Hartford County County

Pop. 41,400Median $330,000

Fairfield

Fairfield County County

Pop. 67,500Median $800,000

Glastonbury

Hartford County County

Pop. 35,500Median $470,000

Greenwich

Fairfield County County

Pop. 64,500Median $1,900,000

Groton

New London County County

Pop. 39,000Median $385,000

Hamden

New Haven County County

Pop. 61,700Median $345,000

Hartford

Hartford County County

Pop. 121,000Median $240,000

Manchester

Hartford County County

Pop. 60,000Median $315,000

Meriden

New Haven County County

Pop. 60,850Median $315,000

Middletown

Middlesex County County

Pop. 49,400Median $325,000

Milford

New Haven County County

Pop. 52,000Median $470,000

Naugatuck

New Haven County County

Pop. 32,427Median $345,000

New Britain

Hartford County County

Pop. 74,000Median $305,000

New Haven

New Haven County County

Pop. 134,000Median $325,000

Newington

Hartford County County

Pop. 30,548Median $340,000

Norwalk

Fairfield County County

Pop. 95,000Median $630,000

Norwich

New London County County

Pop. 40,000Median $290,000

Shelton

Fairfield County County

Pop. 43,800Median $485,000

Southington

Hartford County County

Pop. 43,700Median $427,000

Stamford

Fairfield County County

Pop. 135,000Median $595,000

Stratford

Fairfield County County

Pop. 54,900Median $430,000

Torrington

Litchfield County County

Pop. 36,000Median $280,000

Trumbull

Fairfield County County

Pop. 39,000Median $616,000

Vernon

Tolland County County

Pop. 31,173Median $324,000

Wallingford

New Haven County County

Pop. 44,700Median $415,000

Waterbury

New Haven County County

Pop. 117,000Median $280,000

West Hartford

Hartford County County

Pop. 64,300Median $500,000

West Haven

New Haven County County

Pop. 55,300Median $365,000