6 CT Housing Markets Among America's 'Hottest': New Report

CONNECTICUT — Six Connecticut metropolitan statistical areas have made a list of the hottest 150 real estate markets in the nation, according to a new ranking from Realtor.com.

The state shares its hottest housing market with neighboring Massachusetts. The Worcester MA-CT metro area ranked fourth on Realtor.com's list, with a "hotness" score of 98.33. Danielson, Plainfield, Killingly, South Windham, and Willimantic are among the towns in the state's northeastern most corner experiencing fast moving supply and rising demand, according to Realtor.com.

"Using proprietary insights on buyer activity and the most comprehensive data on active inventory, the analysis breaks down demand and supply dynamics to rank metro areas, counties and zip codes relative to the rest of the country," the experts at Realtor.com said.

The total amount of views each listing gets online is also used as an indicator of demand. Meanwhile, supply is measured by the median amount of days a home spends on the market in that given city.

Worcester MA-CT is a "very hot" market that is "cooling down slightly" compared to last month, and "heating up slightly" compared to last year, according to the analysts. Median days on market is 23 days, with inventory moving 25 percent "faster" than last year and 27 days "faster" than the US overall. Properties in the area receive an average number of views 2.8 times "higher" than the US average.

Nashua, NH, took the top spot in the country, followed by Rochester, NY. Springfield, MA, and Concord, NH, rounded out the top five.

See the full list of Realtor.com's hottest markets in the nation here.

The full Connecticut list is included below, along with each of their Realtor.com scores:

• No. 4. Worcester MA-CT 98.33
• No. 13. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 90.30
• No. 14. Norwich-New London 89.46
• No. 15. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 88.96
• No. 26. New Haven-Milford 83.11
• No. 101. Torrington 59.36, tired with Greensboro-High Point, NC; and Washington, D.C and its environs

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