Lead Paint Risk in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

59.1%Pre-1978 Housing

24,596Pre-1978 Units

41,629Total Housing Units

26Census Tracts

How to Interpret This

This is an area-level screening signal based on Census housing-age data. It does not confirm lead paint in any specific home. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint, and certified inspection or testing is the only way to confirm a property-level hazard.

Reporter / Resident Story Kit

24,596 housing units in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 59.1%, compared with the state rate of 67.7%.
Local questions: Which neighborhoods have the oldest housing stock? Are lead-safe renovation resources available? Do renters and families with young children know how to request testing?

Highest-Risk Census Tracts

Individual census tracts ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage. Showing the top 26 of 26 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9045	2,333	2,718	85.8%	218	558	503	215	839
Census Tract 9031.01	1,243	1,593	78.0%	189	201	66	69	718
Census Tract 9031.02	1,295	1,686	76.8%	229	66	172	41	787
Census Tract 9002	1,664	2,188	76.1%	437	221	322	43	641
Census Tract 9073	1,631	2,196	74.3%	513	346	139	78	555
Census Tract 9071	1,293	1,899	68.1%	181	136	176	16	784
Census Tract 9044	1,407	2,142	65.7%	336	130	261	133	547
Census Tract 9001	1,308	2,081	62.9%	285	209	228	47	539
Census Tract 9032	609	1,016	59.9%	95	152	94	26	242
Census Tract 9072	1,278	2,169	58.9%	389	134	153	86	516
Census Tract 9061	1,301	2,305	56.4%	432	258	161	103	347
Census Tract 9051.01	1,019	1,844	55.3%	185	247	159	137	291
Census Tract 9022	400	734	54.5%	70	56	83	11	180
Census Tract 8902.03	229	429	53.4%	73	52	37	27	40
Census Tract 8301	1,101	2,068	53.2%	279	291	189	96	246
Census Tract 8200	384	727	52.8%	105	42	32	43	162
Census Tract 9051.02	679	1,340	50.7%	267	91	140	0	181
Census Tract 9025	847	1,730	49.0%	236	84	63	22	442
Census Tract 9041.01	935	1,922	48.6%	288	192	33	14	408
Census Tract 9041.02	461	990	46.6%	145	87	74	37	118
Census Tract 8150	425	939	45.3%	71	94	104	57	99
Census Tract 8250	271	600	45.2%	52	10	69	3	137
Census Tract 7081	491	1,173	41.9%	123	89	63	59	157
Census Tract 9081	536	1,329	40.3%	97	39	52	0	348
Census Tract 9011.02	915	2,324	39.4%	153	255	178	75	254
Census Tract 9011.01	541	1,487	36.4%	149	67	130	36	159