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Median Home Price in Bristol, CT

The median home value in Bristol, CT is $352,168 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.74% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$352,168

Year-over-Year

+5.74%

Population

61,895

Bristol ranks #32 of 45 Connecticut cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 9.1% below the state's city median of $387,219. It sits in Hartford County, where the county-wide median is $390,975.

Housing affordability in Bristol

Median household income in Bristol is $79,076, so the typical home value is about 4.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Bristol

Bristol police recorded a violent crime rate of 58 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 958 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Bristol

What is the average home price in Bristol, CT?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Bristol, that value is $352,168. That's up 5.74% from a year earlier. It is about 9.1% below the typical Connecticut city tracked here.

Is Bristol expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Bristol are cheaper than Hartford County as a whole, where the median is $390,975 — a difference of about 9.9%.

Is Bristol affordable?

Median household income here is $79,076, so the typical home value is about 4.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Bristol a safe place to live?

Bristol police reported 58 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 61,895. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

Cities with similar home prices in CT

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