Connecticut Transfer Tax: How Much It Is and Who Pays

Connecticut's Real Estate Conveyance Tax (state portion) is marginal brackets: 0.75% up to $800,000, 1.25% from $800,000 to $2,500,000, 2.25% above $2,500,000: $3,338 on a $445,100 home. Cities and counties add their own; Every Connecticut municipality (standard rate)'s brings the total there to $4,451.

Connecticut transfer tax by purchase price

Purchase price	State tax	Total
$150,000	$1,125	$1,125
$200,000	$1,500	$1,500
$250,000	$1,875	$1,875
$300,000	$2,250	$2,250
$350,000	$2,625	$2,625
$400,000	$3,000	$3,000
$450,000	$3,375	$3,375
$500,000	$3,750	$3,750
$600,000	$4,500	$4,500
$700,000	$5,250	$5,250
$800,000	$6,000	$6,000
$1,000,000	$8,500	$8,500

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Who pays

In Connecticut the seller pays the transfer tax by statute or custom, so it usually reduces the seller's proceeds rather than adding to the buyer's closing costs. The grantor (seller) files Form OP-236 and pays the conveyance tax per DRS guidance, unless the parties' contract shifts it. Source

City and county transfer taxes in Connecticut

These stack on the state tax. Open a jurisdiction for the combined figure at every price.

Jurisdiction	Local rate	Total on a $445,100 home
Every Connecticut municipality (standard rate)	0.25% of the purchase price	$4,451
Targeted investment communities (up to 19 municipalities, e.g. Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, plus Bloomfield)	0.5% of the purchase price	$5,564
Every Connecticut municipality, including all towns in the Capitol Planning Region	0.25% of the purchase price	$4,451
Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull	0.25% of the purchase price	$4,451
Bridgeport	0.5% of the purchase price	$5,564
City of Waterbury	0.5% of the purchase price	$5,564
Ansonia, Derby, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury, Oxford	0.25% of the purchase price	$4,451
City of New Haven	0.5% of the purchase price	$5,564
Hamden, Milford, West Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Orange, Woodbridge, Bethany, Guilford, Madison, Branford, North Branford	0.25% of the purchase price	$4,451
City of New London, City of Norwich, Town of Sprague	0.5% of the purchase price	$5,564
Groton, Montville, Ledyard, Stonington, East Lyme, Colchester, Griswold, North Stonington, Preston, Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Lisbon, Salem	0.25% of the purchase price	$4,451
Every town in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, unless a specific town is a designated 'targeted investment community'	0.25% of the purchase price	$4,451

Frequently asked questions

How much is the transfer tax in Connecticut?

The state rate is marginal brackets: 0.75% up to $800,000, 1.25% from $800,000 to $2,500,000, 2.25% above $2,500,000, which is $3,338 on a $445,100 home; Every Connecticut municipality (standard rate), Targeted investment communities (up to 19 municipalities, e.g. Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, plus Bloomfield) and Every Connecticut municipality, including all towns in the Capitol Planning Region add a local tax on top.

Who pays the transfer tax in Connecticut?

Is there a mortgage or recordation tax too?

No. Connecticut taxes the deed only; recording the mortgage costs a flat recording fee, not a percentage.

Are there exemptions?

No first-time buyer or principal-residence exemption was identified in Connecticut's conveyance tax statute.

Sources

Rates as the statute or revenue department publishes them, checked 2026-09-22. Figures are computed from those rates and rounded to the dollar; exemptions for first-time buyers or principal residences are noted where they exist and are not applied. All sources.

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Figures are computed from the statute cited above and rounded to the dollar. This is general information, not tax or legal advice.

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