Western Connecticut Planning Region loan limits 2026Connecticut: FHA, VA and conforming
For 2026, the conforming loan limit in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is $977,500 for a one-unit home, above the $832,750 national baseline because FHFA treats the area as high-cost (FHFA). The FHA forward mortgage limit is $977,500 (HUD). VA sets no loan limit for a veteran with full entitlement; with remaining entitlement, VA uses the $977,500 county limit.
Western Connecticut Planning Region loan limits by number of units
| Units | Conforming 2026 | FHA 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 unit | $977,500 | $977,500 |
| 2 units | $1,251,400 | $1,251,400 |
| 3 units | $1,512,650 | $1,512,650 |
| 4 units | $1,879,850 | $1,879,850 |
Conforming limits, announced November 25, 2025, apply to loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac acquire from January 1. FHA limits for 2026 apply to case numbers assigned on or after January 1. A lender may set lower maximums.
How Western Connecticut Planning Region compares
Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut's 2026 conforming limit of $977,500 is the highest of 9 counties in Connecticut. 3 counties in Connecticut are above the baseline, up to $977,500. Nationally the one-unit limit runs from $832,750 to the $1,249,125 high-cost ceiling, higher in Alaska and Hawaii.
FHA: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut's $977,500 is the highest in Connecticut, and 2 counties of 9 in Connecticut are above the floor (state range $541,287 to $977,500).
Every county of a metropolitan area gets the same conforming limit. Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut shares its limit with Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
FHA loan limit in Western Connecticut Planning Region
HUD sets the limit from 115 percent of the area's median home price; HUD's median for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $850,000, and its published one-unit limit is $977,500, between the $541,287 floor and the $1,249,125 ceiling. HUD sets FHA limits by metropolitan area and county; Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is in HUD's Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT area.
For 2026, HUD's national floor is $541,287 (65 percent of the $832,750 conforming limit) and the ceiling is $1,249,125 (150 percent), with a higher ceiling in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The statute caps a one-family FHA loan at 115 percent of the area median, within those bounds (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)).
VA loan limit in Western Connecticut Planning Region
Since January 1, 2020, there are no county loan limits for veterans with full VA home loan entitlement. County limits still apply to veterans who have used entitlement and not restored it. For them VA uses FHFA's one-unit conforming limit, $977,500 in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut for 2026, even when buying a 2 to 4 unit property.
VA's method: remaining entitlement is 25 percent of the county limit minus the entitlement already used and not restored. With $50,000 in use: $244,375 minus $50,000 is $194,375. VA loans are often pooled in securities that require a 25 percent guaranty, so without a down payment lenders often limit the loan to four times the remaining entitlement: $777,500 here. The county limit does not apply to an Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL): above $144,000, VA guarantees 25 percent of an IRRRL regardless of entitlement (VA Circular 26-25-10).
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Questions about Western Connecticut Planning Region loan limits
What is the conforming loan limit in Western Connecticut Planning Region for 2026?
$977,500 for a one-unit home, $1,251,400 for two units, $1,512,650 for three and $1,879,850 for four, effective January 1, 2026. These are the largest loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (announced November 25, 2025).
What is the FHA loan limit in Western Connecticut Planning Region?
$977,500 for one unit, $1,251,400 for two, $1,512,650 for three and $1,879,850 for four units in 2026, for FHA case numbers assigned on or after January 1, 2026. HUD sets the limit from 115 percent of the area's median home price; HUD's median for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $850,000, and its published one-unit limit is $977,500, between the $541,287 floor and the $1,249,125 ceiling.
What is the VA loan limit in Western Connecticut Planning Region?
A veteran with full entitlement has no VA loan limit (VA, since January 1, 2020); the lender still decides what you can borrow. With entitlement already in use, VA uses FHFA's one-unit limit, $977,500 for 2026 in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, even for a 2 to 4 unit property. Example with $50,000 of entitlement in use: 25 percent of $977,500 is $244,375, minus $50,000 leaves $194,375 of entitlement, and most lenders lend up to four times that, $777,500, without a down payment.
What is the jumbo loan limit in Western Connecticut Planning Region?
A mortgage above $977,500 for a one-unit home in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is a jumbo loan in 2026: FHFA defines the conforming limit as the highest amount Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac can acquire and calls mortgages above it jumbo loans. Loans between the $832,750 baseline and $977,500 are conforming here but are often called high-balance loans.
Is Western Connecticut Planning Region a high-cost area for loan limits?
Yes. FHFA's 2026 limit for Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is $977,500, above the $832,750 baseline. FHFA raises a county's limit where 115 percent of the area's median home value exceeds the baseline, up to 150 percent of the baseline.
When will the 2027 loan limits for Western Connecticut Planning Region be announced?
FHFA updates the conforming limits at the end of November and they take effect on January 1 (FHFA announced the 2026 limits on November 25, 2025). HUD's FHA limits follow in a mortgagee letter (Mortgagee Letter 2025-23 set the 2026 limits). This page shows the 2027 figures as soon as each agency publishes them. Conforming limits do not decrease.
Legal references
- 12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2), FHA mortgage limits (115 percent of the area median, floor and ceiling)
Published federal limits. JSON: /api/data/loan-limits/connecticut/western-connecticut-planning-region. Not lending advice.