Transfer Tax on a $200,000 Home in Connecticut
The Connecticut transfer tax on a $200,000 purchase is $1,500 (marginal brackets: 0.75% up to $800,000, 1.25% from $800,000 to $2,500,000, 2.25% above $2,500,000). In Every Connecticut municipality (standard rate) the total is $2,000.
Nearby prices
| 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
With a local surcharge
- Every Connecticut municipality (standard rate) $2,000
- Targeted investment communities (up to 19 municipalities, e.g. Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, plus Bloomfield) $2,500
- Every Connecticut municipality, including all towns in the Capitol Planning Region $2,000
- Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull $2,000
- Bridgeport $2,500
- City of Waterbury $2,500
- Ansonia, Derby, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury, Oxford $2,000
- City of New Haven $2,500
- Hamden, Milford, West Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Orange, Woodbridge, Bethany, Guilford, Madison, Branford, North Branford $2,000
- City of New London, City of Norwich, Town of Sprague $2,500
- Groton, Montville, Ledyard, Stonington, East Lyme, Colchester, Griswold, North Stonington, Preston, Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Lisbon, Salem $2,000
- Every town in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, unless a specific town is a designated 'targeted investment community' $2,000
Frequently asked questions
How much is the transfer tax on a $200,000 house in Connecticut?
$1,500: 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. In Every Connecticut municipality (standard rate) and Targeted investment communities (up to 19 municipalities, e.g. Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, plus Bloomfield) a local tax is added on top.
Who pays it?
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
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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