CT Housing Data Hub - Housing Programs DOH

This feature layer represents the number of housing units in each Connecticut municipality that qualify under state-recognized affordable housing programs, as reported in the Department of Housing’s (DOH) Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure List. The data is spatialized by town for visualization and analysis in the Connecticut Housing Data Hub dashboard.

CT Geodata Portal Housing landing page: https://geodata.ct.gov/pages/housing

Open Data Portal DOH dataset: https://data.ct.gov/Housing-and-Development/Affordable-Housing-by-Town-2011-2023/3udy-56vi/

Affordable Housing Appeals Listing website: https://portal.ct.gov/doh/doh/programs/affordable-housing-appeals-listing

Geographic Extent

• Coverage: State of Connecticut

Classifications

• Sensitivity: Public
• Usage: Public Use
• Quality: High Quality
• Known Quality Issues: None

Currency

• Created: 2022
• Update Frequency: Annually
• Last Updated: February 2025

Lineage

• Originated: Connecticut Department of Housing, spatialized by CT GIS Office
• Methodology: Data was pulled and processed using custom Python scripts that access the dataset on the Open Data Portal.
• Notable Changes: Municipality geometry fields added.
• Product Traceability: Data is displayed in the Connecticut Housing Data Hub and used in housing dashboards and story maps.

Credits

• Data Steward: Sarah Hurley (GIS Analyst, CT GIS Office)
  Organization: State of Connecticut
  Organization URL: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/connecticut
  Last updated: 2026-04-15
  Tags: connecticut, ct, dashboard, department of housing, doh, gis office, giso, housing, office of policy and management, opm, programs