Lead Paint Risk in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

63.1%Pre-1978 Housing

157,817Pre-1978 Units

250,108Total Housing Units

146Census 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

157,817 housing units in Western Connecticut Planning Region were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 63.1%, 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 100 of 146 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 221.01	816	859	95.0%	144	0	290	0	382
Census Tract 2111	61	65	93.8%	0	12	12	37	0
Census Tract 224	752	827	90.9%	92	34	164	73	389
Census Tract 439	1,860	2,062	90.2%	585	375	423	305	172
Census Tract 428	1,684	1,895	88.9%	467	323	423	147	324
Census Tract 206	1,590	1,801	88.3%	289	442	550	206	103
Census Tract 444	1,148	1,314	87.4%	231	40	234	128	515
Census Tract 2102.01	1,116	1,282	87.1%	54	87	147	113	715
Census Tract 218.02	1,829	2,118	86.4%	532	249	423	103	522
Census Tract 208	747	879	85.0%	18	59	466	149	55
Census Tract 213	1,688	2,000	84.4%	165	408	294	144	677
Census Tract 218.01	1,587	1,883	84.3%	299	343	610	69	266
Census Tract 2107.01	1,572	1,917	82.0%	312	163	200	111	786
Census Tract 2203	1,574	1,937	81.3%	291	373	256	184	470
Census Tract 429	488	602	81.1%	43	168	142	26	109
Census Tract 106	961	1,186	81.0%	57	115	143	154	492
Census Tract 446	1,036	1,284	80.7%	55	198	238	68	477
Census Tract 552	1,394	1,728	80.7%	358	355	308	101	272
Census Tract 435	745	924	80.6%	145	304	170	38	88
Census Tract 434	1,812	2,269	79.9%	376	176	206	69	985
Census Tract 217.01	1,619	2,042	79.3%	449	434	259	359	118
Census Tract 305	1,586	1,999	79.3%	73	161	527	305	520
Census Tract 210	1,019	1,287	79.2%	57	192	200	168	402
Census Tract 2302	619	784	79.0%	55	183	170	20	191
Census Tract 2109	1,727	2,190	78.9%	684	463	403	109	68
Census Tract 2113	1,240	1,573	78.8%	356	373	233	77	201
Census Tract 107	1,513	1,922	78.7%	287	83	619	133	391
Census Tract 204	968	1,238	78.2%	75	400	263	68	162
Census Tract 202	1,115	1,433	77.8%	209	393	245	37	231
Census Tract 2106	2,010	2,585	77.8%	299	488	117	291	815
Census Tract 353	1,067	1,384	77.1%	212	221	361	61	212
Census Tract 451.01	1,064	1,381	77.0%	263	462	139	14	186
Census Tract 207	1,074	1,404	76.5%	82	276	489	73	154
Census Tract 442	1,443	1,892	76.3%	120	126	275	116	806
Census Tract 2003.01	1,340	1,782	75.2%	543	327	197	64	209
Census Tract 105	2,256	3,006	75.0%	470	193	507	139	947
Census Tract 301	933	1,245	74.9%	64	97	289	100	383
Census Tract 109	1,493	1,996	74.8%	305	337	517	238	96
Census Tract 108	947	1,267	74.7%	165	118	172	43	449
Census Tract 2105.01	930	1,249	74.5%	140	447	216	60	67
Census Tract 438	2,281	3,092	73.8%	560	647	407	196	471
Census Tract 503.02	1,129	1,530	73.8%	71	459	339	112	148
Census Tract 430	871	1,185	73.5%	105	139	311	137	179
Census Tract 2402	1,332	1,830	72.8%	400	304	221	49	358
Census Tract 501	1,128	1,551	72.7%	218	278	248	40	344
Census Tract 2201	1,199	1,650	72.7%	374	287	314	124	100
Census Tract 2451	740	1,021	72.5%	69	490	103	9	69
Census Tract 432	997	1,387	71.9%	388	136	176	132	165
Census Tract 433	888	1,237	71.8%	213	169	215	78	213
Census Tract 104	1,545	2,159	71.6%	368	169	416	189	403
Census Tract 425	992	1,386	71.6%	96	282	438	87	89
Census Tract 2531	1,074	1,502	71.5%	191	333	205	48	297
Census Tract 203.02	838	1,175	71.3%	161	356	106	0	215
Census Tract 205	1,122	1,574	71.3%	112	380	385	17	228
Census Tract 445	1,071	1,502	71.3%	356	105	133	86	391
Census Tract 219	1,719	2,416	71.2%	344	398	478	117	382
Census Tract 303	1,055	1,482	71.2%	93	189	212	105	456
Census Tract 211	1,760	2,479	71.0%	412	131	523	130	564
Census Tract 451.02	1,314	1,851	71.0%	333	442	164	85	290
Census Tract 102.02	1,563	2,206	70.9%	199	331	551	91	391
Census Tract 113	795	1,122	70.9%	84	107	42	118	444
Census Tract 351.02	1,192	1,691	70.5%	86	427	244	127	308
Census Tract 436	895	1,270	70.5%	91	110	353	122	219
Census Tract 443	1,256	1,790	70.2%	149	218	249	129	511
Census Tract 2453	1,775	2,536	70.0%	685	225	267	139	459
Census Tract 216.02	1,710	2,453	69.7%	475	772	147	110	206
Census Tract 426	1,335	1,914	69.7%	386	589	239	52	69
Census Tract 2001	1,192	1,722	69.2%	455	54	297	42	344
Census Tract 203.01	816	1,184	68.9%	164	356	116	49	131
Census Tract 209	1,648	2,397	68.8%	563	134	219	175	557
Census Tract 453	542	790	68.6%	61	298	109	16	58
Census Tract 440	1,741	2,560	68.0%	500	336	292	215	398
Census Tract 2571	1,327	1,954	67.9%	518	184	252	121	252
Census Tract 302	861	1,269	67.8%	157	77	170	42	415
Census Tract 2107.02	975	1,440	67.7%	208	109	153	35	470
Census Tract 354	1,199	1,792	66.9%	130	423	185	121	340
Census Tract 111	1,105	1,659	66.6%	75	137	402	132	359
Census Tract 2102.02	682	1,026	66.5%	14	177	194	83	214
Census Tract 220	840	1,279	65.7%	158	118	301	114	149
Census Tract 2003.02	1,191	1,812	65.7%	584	134	143	58	272
Census Tract 103	1,139	1,736	65.6%	236	18	128	64	693
Census Tract 2303	807	1,237	65.2%	191	354	144	37	81
Census Tract 551	1,376	2,117	65.0%	292	448	319	50	267
Census Tract 2103	1,336	2,063	64.8%	220	320	223	105	468
Census Tract 2455	760	1,173	64.8%	110	328	55	0	267
Census Tract 503.01	961	1,491	64.5%	229	163	245	211	113
Census Tract 2454	811	1,259	64.4%	199	283	175	60	94
Census Tract 2112.02	805	1,253	64.2%	483	82	177	63	0
Census Tract 4257	1,431	2,239	63.9%	517	434	190	72	218
Census Tract 101.02	1,036	1,637	63.3%	221	336	110	88	281
Census Tract 215.02	716	1,143	62.6%	35	150	178	7	346
Census Tract 351.01	1,033	1,656	62.4%	277	285	99	28	344
Census Tract 102.01	755	1,227	61.5%	51	118	143	40	403
Census Tract 2051	1,185	1,931	61.4%	315	298	281	223	68
Census Tract 101.01	1,001	1,638	61.1%	339	259	155	82	166
Census Tract 352	695	1,145	60.7%	144	134	175	9	233
Census Tract 431	1,005	1,664	60.4%	106	173	414	58	254
Census Tract 2452	1,070	1,772	60.4%	186	491	219	36	138
Census Tract 110	1,179	1,968	59.9%	234	135	157	53	600
Census Tract 505	1,089	1,837	59.3%	86	179	196	120	508