Housing affordability
Housing affordability is a top concern for Connecticut voters and a central issue in the 2026 governor's race. Both Governor Lamont and challenger Sen. Ryan Fazio have addressed competing economic visions that include housing costs. High home prices and rents, combined with property taxes, make Connecticut one of the less affordable states in the Northeast.
Where do you stand?
What should Connecticut do to improve housing affordability?
How important is this to you?
✓ You told us where you stand
Sources
Wesleyan University researcher Dancey — https://www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2023/05/researchers-release-new-poll-on-connecticut-politics.html
Cost-of-living issues, including taxes, energy prices, and housing affordability are concerns for many Connecticut voters.
CT News Junkie / Jamil Ragland — https://ctnewsjunkie.com
Fazio, Lamont Detail Their Economic Visions For Connecticut. Republican gubernatorial candidate Sen. Ryan Fazio, R-Greenwich, and Gov. Ned Lamont laid out their competing priorities for improving affordability and opportunity in Connecticut, if elected.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Mandate zoning reform statewide, require affordable units in all new developments, and fund public housing construction.
- Incentivize towns to allow denser housing, increase affordable housing subsidies, and reform exclusionary zoning laws.
- Offer voluntary incentives for municipalities to build more housing while preserving local zoning control.
- Reduce regulatory burdens and permitting costs to let the private market build more housing without state mandates.
- Oppose state-level zoning overrides; allow each municipality to determine its own housing density and land-use rules.