USDA Vs. FHA your options comparison in Hartford, Hartford County, CT

In 2025, USDA loan limit in Hartford, county of Hartford, CT is $336,500 while FHA limit is $472,030 for a single-family home.

Use Lendersa® USDA loan calculator to compare today's USDA VS FHA best rates and determine the Income, credit, reserves, and documents needed to qualify. With our advanced mortgage calculator, you see the USDA, FHA, Conforming, and VA side by side to help you decide which program in is best for your particular financial situation.

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2025 loan limits and downpayment requirments in Hartford, county of Hartford, CT

Loan Type Loan Limit Down payment
USDA $336,500 0%
FHA $472,030 3.5%
Conventional Conforming $726,200 3%

USDA and FHA loan options in Hartford, CT

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What is USDA Loan in Connecticut?

USDA home loan is a loan guaranteed by the government Department of Agriculture AKA USDA rural development loan or USDA mortgage and is available in rural neighborhoods only. Unlike FHA loans that require a minimum of 3.5% down payment, the USDA mortgage loan does not require any down payment.

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  • First Connecticut Credit Union
  • 159 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford, CT, 06492
  • Our membership is open to anyone who works for an employer group of 500 employees or less within the state of Connecticut that provides Direct Deposit. Membership also extends to immediate family or household members. Once you join First Connecticut Credit Union, even if you leave your current employer.
  • Allied Funding Group
  • 130 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT, 06492
  • Our team is committed to providing our clients with the highest quality financial services combined with the lowest rates available in your area. Our outstanding mortgage professionals will work with you one on one to ensure that you get a financial solution that is tailored specifically to meet your financing needs
  • Platinum Mortgage Solutions Inc
  • 33 Fair Street, Suite 101, Wallingford, CT, 06492
  • Platinum Mortgage Solutions, our goal is always excellent customized customer service with superior mortgage knowledge, providing our clients the guidance and service they need, whenever they need it! Whether it’s buying a new home or refinancing an existing home, the Platinum team has your back. Licensed in Connecticut & Florida.
  • Mortgage Services, Inc
  • 193 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT, 06702
  • "We have built a strong reputation as an outstanding mortgage brokerage firm, serving the lending needs of real estate professionals, builders and individual homebuyers throughout the state. We're a full service mortgage broker with an experienced staff offering expertise in every area of mortgage lending"
  • Waterbury Postal Employees Federal Credit Union
  • 135 Grand Street, Room 209, Waterbury, CT, 06720
  • Waterbury Postal Employees Federal Credit Union has been serving United States Postal Service employees in Waterbury and Naugatuck, their families, and our community in the "Brass City" since 1939. We're here to help our members achieve and maintain financial stability and success — now and into the future.
  • The Torrington Savings Bank
  • 129 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790
  • Torrington Savings Bank was chartered in 1868 as a mutual savings bank. It is owned by its depositors, has no shareholders & is operated to serve the banking & investment management needs of the thirty-three towns in Northwest Connecticut. Our Mutual Savings Bank Charter helps us to manage according to the best interests of our local communities.
  • Torrington Municipal & Teachers Federal Credit Union
  • 777 East Main St, Torrington, CT, 06790
  • We are a not-for-profit community credit union serving Litchfield County. If you live, work or go to school in Litchfield County, you’re eligible to join. Torrington Municipal & Teachers Federal Credit Union is a full service financial institution owned by it's members, open to anyone who lives, works or goes to school in Litchfield County.
  • Northwest Hill Credit Union
  • 339 North Elm Street, Torrington, CT, 06790
  • Formerly The Torrington Company Employees Credit Union, Inc., founded in 1954, Northwest Hills Credit Union, Inc. has provided its members with quality financial services, high dividend rates on deposit accounts, and low rates on loans. The credit union is owned by its members who elect a volunteer Board of Directors responsible for its operations.