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Hartford County · Connecticut

ZIP code 06103

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 06103 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
2,845

ZCTA residents

Median income
$79,476

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$319,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.35%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 06103 sits in Hartford County, Connecticut and is home to 2,845 people. Median household income is $79,476, the median home is worth $319,000 and median gross rent is $1,677. 4.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.35% combined.

County
Hartford County

FIPS 09003

State
Connecticut (CT)

288 ZIPs covered

Area codes
203, 413, 860, 959

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Hartford

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 06103

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
2,845ZIP 06103 residents
Median household income
$79,476Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$319,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,677Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
31.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
4.1%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 06103

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.35%Hartford jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$64Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Hartford rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
25%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.0×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,655/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
17.9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 06103 compares

ZIP 06103 against the median ZIP in Hartford County and across Connecticut.

MeasureZIP 06103County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$79,476$110,183$105,813-25%
Median home value$319,000$336,300$348,800-9%
Median gross rent$1,677$1,385$1,432+17%
Population2,84512,4317,984-64%

Medians are computed across the 60 ZIP areas in Hartford County and the 288 ZIP areas in Connecticut.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 288 Connecticut ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 20% of 270 state ZIPs

#216
Home value

above 39% of 273 state ZIPs

#166
Population

larger than 25% of 288 state ZIPs

#216

Comparable ZIP codes

Connecticut ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
06024Litchfield County$79,189$208,600
06750Litchfield County$78,750$325,300$693
06239Windham County$80,383$261,000$1,133
06241Windham County$80,547$272,200$938
06052Hartford County$80,640$243,900$1,232
06615Fairfield County$80,707$348,800$1,515

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Hartford County.

ZIP 06103 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 06103?
ZIP 06103 lies mostly in Hartford County, Connecticut. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 06103?
Purchases are taxed at 6.35% combined, built from the Hartford jurisdiction stack.
Is 06103 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,677 a month, about 25% of median household income, and the median home is worth $319,000-9% against the typical Connecticut ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 06103, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.