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2026 conforming loan limit: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT

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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut has a 2026 one-unit conforming loan limit of $977,500, which is 2.3 times the county's median home value of $428,800, so a typical home there can be financed with a conforming (non-jumbo) loan; median household income is $89,667 (FHFA; Census ACS 2020–2024).

✓ FHFA 2026 conforming loan limits; U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024

Data as of 2026. Source: FHFA 2026 conforming loan limits; U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024

ItemValue
1-unit limit (2026)$977,500
2-unit limit$1,251,400
3-unit limit$1,512,650
4-unit limit$1,879,850
Median home value (ACS 2020–24)$428,800
Connecticut median home value$366,900
Limit ÷ median home value2.28×
Median household income$89,667
Median home value ÷ income4.8×
Population329,259
Median property tax paid (owners)$8,670
Effective property tax rate (approx.)2.02%
Owner-occupied homes65.3%
Home value rank in Connecticut2 of 9 counties
Neighbor: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTlimit $851,000; median home $317,700
Neighbor: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTlimit $832,750; median home $353,100
Neighbor: Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTlimit $977,500; median home $652,900
Neighbor: Suffolk County, NYlimit $1,209,750; median home $578,400

Across Connecticut's 9 counties, FHFA's 2026 one-unit limits range from $832,750 to $977,500, with 3 high-cost counties. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's median home value is 17% above the state median of $366,900 (rank 2 of 9). Among its 4 neighboring counties, Western Connecticut Planning Region has the highest median home value ($652,900) and Naugatuck Valley Planning Region the lowest ($317,700); 3 neighbor(s) have a different loan limit. Owners pay a median $8,670 a year in property tax, an effective rate of about 2.02% of home value.

County data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024 (tables B25077, B19013, B01003, B25103, B25003). Neighbors: Census county adjacency file.

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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.

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