Hartford, CT
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 24th | |
| | Prior Rank: 21st | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 33rd | |
| | Prior Rank: 24th | |
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| | Data source: 2004 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Hartford area had fewer homes with signs of rats, water supply stoppages, sewage disposal breakdowns, and room heaters without flues. Areas outside the central city were less likely to have units with signs of rats, sewage disposal breakdown, and room heaters without a flue, compared to the national average. Owner-occupied homes had fewer signs of rats, sewage disposal breakdown, room heaters without a flue, and exposed wire in the unit.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Hartford area homes had more problems with signs of mice, water leaks from outside and inside, heating equipment breakdown, and were more likely to lack adequate kitchen facilities. Central city homes were more likely to have cracks or holes in the walls and floors, evidence of mice, water leaks from inside, flush toilet and heating equipment breakdowns, rooms with no working electrical outlets, and window problems. Areas outside the central city were more likely to have broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks from inside and out, heating equipment breakdowns, a lack of kitchen facilities, and siding and foundation problems. Rental units were more likely to have heating equipment breakdowns, rooms without electrical outlets, and a lack of adequate kitchen facilities. Owner-occupied homes were more likely to have signs of mice, water leaks from inside and outside, heating equipment breakdowns, and a lack of adequate kitchen facilities.
Community Information: The Hartford MSA includes parts of Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New London, Tolland, and Windham counties, Connecticut. In 2004, the MSA included 463,000 occupied dwelling units, 9.5% of which were located in the central city of Hartford. The housing stock of the MSA ranked among the oldest for the entire MSA and average age for the central city. It had an average percentage of rental units for the entire MSA and ranked among the most in quantity of units that were rental of the cities surveyed for the central city. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 14th-oldest (20.8%) for the MSA and 16th-oldest (43.4%) for the central city. The median house age in the Hartford MSA was 1963. The percentage of rental units ranked 24th-least in quantity of units that were rental (26.1%) for the MSA and 2nd-most in quantity of units that were rental (72.8%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Hartford had a lower poverty rate for the entire MSA and a higher poverty rate for the central city. Its poverty rate ranked 8th (9.0%) for the entire MSA and 34th (28.8%) for homes in the central city.