Connecticut transfer tax
Connecticut sellers pay a state real estate conveyance tax of 0.75% on the first $800,000 of a residential price, 1.25% on the portion to $2.5 million and 2.25% above that, plus a 0.25% municipal tax in every town. A typical home sale under $800,000 costs the seller 1%. A few distressed or manufacturing towns add up to another 0.25%.
Targeted investment communities and towns with designated manufacturing plants may add up to 0.25% more (total municipal 0.5%), e.g. Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, New London, Norwich, Waterbury.
Highest totals in Connecticut on a $400,000 sale
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| Place | County | Total rate | Tax on $400,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Ansonia | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Ashford | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Avon | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Barkhamsted | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Beacon Falls | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Berlin | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Bethany | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Bethel | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Bethlehem | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Bloomfield | Hartford County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Bolton | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Bozrah | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Branford | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Bridgeport | Fairfield County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Bridgewater | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Bristol | Hartford County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Brookfield | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Brooklyn | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Burlington | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Canaan | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Canterbury | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Canton | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Chaplin | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Cheshire | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Chester | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Clinton | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Colchester | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Colebrook | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Columbia | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Cornwall | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Coventry | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Cromwell | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Danbury | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Darien | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Deep River | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Derby | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Durham | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| East Granby | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| East Haddam | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| East Hampton | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| East Hartford | Hartford County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| East Haven | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| East Lyme | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| East Windsor | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Eastford | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Easton | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Ellington | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Enfield | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Essex | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Fairfield | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Farmington | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Franklin | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Glastonbury | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Goshen | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Granby | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Greenwich | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Griswold | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Groton | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Guilford | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Haddam | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Hamden | New Haven County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Hampton | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Hartford | Hartford County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Hartland | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Harwinton | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Hebron | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Kent | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Killingly | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Killingworth | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Lebanon | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Ledyard | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Lisbon | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Litchfield | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Lyme | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Madison | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Manchester | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Mansfield | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Marlborough | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Meriden | New Haven County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Middlebury | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Middlefield | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Middletown | Middlesex County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Milford | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Monroe | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Montville | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Morris | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Naugatuck | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| New Britain | Hartford County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| New Canaan | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| New Fairfield | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| New Hartford | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| New Haven | New Haven County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| New London | New London County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| New Milford | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Newington | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Newtown | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Norfolk | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| North Branford | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| North Canaan | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| North Haven | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| North Stonington | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Norwalk | Fairfield County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Norwich | New London County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Old Lyme | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Old Saybrook | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Orange | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Oxford | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Plainfield | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Plainville | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Plymouth | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Pomfret | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Portland | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Preston | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Prospect | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Putnam | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Redding | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Ridgefield | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Rocky Hill | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Roxbury | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Salem | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Salisbury | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Scotland | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Seymour | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Sharon | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Shelton | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Sherman | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Simsbury | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Somers | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| South Windsor | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Southbury | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Southington | Hartford County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Sprague | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Stafford | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Stamford | Fairfield County | 1.1% | $4,400 |
| Sterling | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Stonington | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Stratford | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Suffield | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Thomaston | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Thompson | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Tolland | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Torrington | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Trumbull | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Union | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Vernon | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Voluntown | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Wallingford | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Warren | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Washington | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Waterbury | New Haven County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Waterford | New London County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Watertown | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| West Hartford | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| West Haven | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Westbrook | Middlesex County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Weston | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Westport | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Wethersfield | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Willington | Tolland County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Wilton | Fairfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Winchester | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Windham | Windham County | 1.25% | $5,000 |
| Windsor | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Windsor Locks | Hartford County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Wolcott | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Woodbridge | New Haven County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Woodbury | Litchfield County | 1% | $4,000 |
| Woodstock | Windham County | 1% | $4,000 |
Total includes the state tax. Click a column to sort.
Connecticut state transfer tax calculator
Total transfer tax$4,0001% of the price
- State
- Municipal
| Tax | Rate | Who pays | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut state real estate conveyance taxState | 0.75%–2.25% by price | Seller | $3,000.00 |
| Connecticut municipal conveyance taxMunicipal | 0.25% | Seller | $1,000.00 |
| Total transfer tax (1% of the price) | $4,000.00 | ||
Seller pays$4,000.00
Buyer pays$0.00
"Who pays" is the customary or legal default; your purchase contract can move it. State taxes only — pick your place above to add local taxes.
Transfer tax in Connecticut by home price
| Sale price | Total tax | Effective rate | Seller | Buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | $2,500 | 1% | $2,500 | $0 |
| $400,000 | $4,000 | 1% | $4,000 | $0 |
| $600,000 | $6,000 | 1% | $6,000 | $0 |
| $800,000 | $8,000 | 1% | $8,000 | $0 |
| $1,000,000 | $11,000 | 1.1% | $11,000 | $0 |
| $1,500,000 | $18,500 | 1.233% | $18,500 | $0 |
| $2,500,000 | $33,500 | 1.34% | $33,500 | $0 |
| $5,000,000 | $96,000 | 1.92% | $96,000 | $0 |
Negotiable amounts are shown half to each side.
Selling in Connecticut?
Transfer tax is usually the second-biggest closing cost after the agent's commission. Comparing agents' fees often saves more than any exemption.
Common exemptions
- Consideration under $2,000
- Transfers between spouses or in divorce
- Gifts and transfers for no consideration
- Deeds in lieu of foreclosure
- Transfers to or from the government
- Tax relief for low-income elderly or certain distressed-area sellers
Questions
Who pays conveyance tax in Connecticut?
The seller pays both the state and the municipal conveyance tax.
How much is conveyance tax on a $1,000,000 house in Connecticut?
State: 0.75% of $800,000 + 1.25% of $200,000 = $8,500; plus 0.25% town tax ($2,500) = $11,000 in most towns.
Are the Connecticut tiers marginal?
Yes. Each rate applies only to the portion of the price within its tier.
How much is transfer tax on a $500,000 house in Connecticut?
The state part is $5,000; local taxes can add more — pick your city or county above.
Sources
Last checked October 13, 2026. Rates in effect for residential sales; commercial, leasehold and entity transfers can differ. Always confirm with your title company or closing attorney before closing.