Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06105 1% rule | Hartford, CT | $114,837 | $1,605 | 10.90% | 1.8% |
| 2 | 06103 | Hartford, CT | $169,000 | $1,507 | 6.96% | 7.9% |
| 3 | 06120 | Hartford, CT | $220,579 | $1,949 | 6.89% | 9.2% |
| 4 | 06106 | Hartford, CT | $229,797 | $1,676 | 5.69% | 8.8% |
| 5 | 06114 | Hartford, CT | $223,726 | $1,568 | 5.47% | 8.6% |
| 6 | 06002 | Bloomfield, CT | $367,348 | $2,492 | 5.29% | 8.6% |
| 7 | 06096 | Windsor Locks, CT | $342,289 | $2,308 | 5.26% | 8.6% |
| 8 | 06042 | Manchester, CT | $324,708 | $2,161 | 5.19% | 8.1% |
| 9 | 06111 | Newington, CT | $381,937 | $2,507 | 5.12% | 7.8% |
| 10 | 06112 | Hartford, CT | $263,859 | $1,679 | 4.96% | 9.0% |
| 11 | 06035 | Granby, CT | $460,003 | $2,895 | 4.91% | 8.6% |
| 12 | 06416 | Cromwell, CT | $384,404 | $2,401 | 4.87% | 7.9% |
| 13 | 06238 | Coventry, CT | $409,039 | $2,450 | 4.67% | 7.5% |
| 14 | 06089 | Simsbury, CT | $500,954 | $2,898 | 4.51% | 8.6% |
| 15 | 06082 | Enfield, CT | $340,692 | $1,942 | 4.45% | 7.7% |
| 16 | 06095 | Windsor, CT | $377,910 | $2,143 | 4.42% | 8.5% |
| 17 | 06051 | New Britain, CT | $292,199 | $1,619 | 4.32% | 10.0% |
| 18 | 06110 | West Hartford, CT | $369,347 | $2,046 | 4.32% | 8.5% |
| 19 | 06074 | South Windsor, CT | $447,801 | $2,434 | 4.24% | 8.6% |
| 20 | 06413 | Clinton, CT | $474,248 | $2,575 | 4.24% | 7.8% |
| 21 | 06117 | West Hartford, CT | $586,236 | $3,178 | 4.23% | 8.7% |
| 22 | 06250 | Mansfield, CT | $377,259 | $2,025 | 4.19% | 7.4% |
| 23 | 06457 | Middletown, CT | $371,476 | $1,991 | 4.18% | 8.3% |
| 24 | 06088 | East Windsor, CT | $327,621 | $1,737 | 4.14% | 8.8% |
| 25 | 06053 | New Britain, CT | $312,005 | $1,629 | 4.07% | 8.7% |
Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →
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