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Data · May 2026 data · 13-month trend

Connecticut Flood Insurance Costs

Connecticut's flood insurance cost index stood at $1,644 in May 2026, measured across policies newly written or renewed that month. Premiums there are 67.4% higher than the $982 national figure. The figure is up 6.6% year over year. In all, 2,284 policies were written or renewed across 9 counties that month, and Tolland County topped the county table at $2,961.

What we measure: Average premium among policies newly written or renewed that month (NFIP transactions) — not the official in-force average. OpenFEMA transaction data is published on a lag of roughly two months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — May 2026

Average premium
$1,644
Avg total cost (with fees)
$2,061
Change (year over year)
+6.6%
vs national average
+67.4%
Policies written or renewed
2,284
Counties reporting
9

Connecticut trend, last 13 months

Average premium among policies newly written or renewed each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

Average NFIP premium, total cost, and policy count by month in Connecticut
MonthAvg premiumPremium relative to highest monthAvg total costPolicies
May 2025$1,542$1,9412,392
June 2025$1,609$2,0202,575
July 2025$1,525$1,9173,034
August 2025$1,401$1,7623,457
September 2025$1,580$1,9893,139
October 2025$1,328$1,6843,117
November 2025$1,397$1,7682,462
December 2025$1,231$1,5553,023
January 2026$1,300$1,6482,447
February 2026$1,497$1,8832,043
March 2026$1,501$1,8922,169
April 2026$1,675$2,0992,025
May 2026$1,644$2,0612,284

County breakdown — May 2026

Sorted by average premium, highest first. Rows labeled with a FIPS code are reporting areas without a matched county name. Watch the policy count before reading much into small-county averages.

Average NFIP premium by county in Connecticut, May 2026
CountyAvg premiumPremium relative to highest countyAvg total costPolicies
Tolland County$2,961$3,65610
Middlesex County$2,172$2,722201
New London County$1,914$2,418176
Fairfield County$1,669$2,0821,030
New Haven County$1,466$1,838635
Hartford County$1,327$1,688165
Litchfield County$1,313$1,66655
Windham County$958$1,3375
FIPS 09000$861$1,2306

Use this data

Download Connecticut CSV (connecticut.csv) — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for formulas, update cadence, and limitations. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data (FimaNfipPolicies).

Suggested citation

"Connecticut Flood Insurance Costs." Out of the Storm News Flood Insurance Cost Index, May 2026, based on FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data. https://outofthestormnews.com/flood-insurance/costs/connecticut

Editorial context for reading these numbers — how NFIP coverage and pricing work in practice, and what a flood map does and doesn’t tell you.

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