Property tax in Connecticut: 1.81%
The median Connecticut homeowner pays $6,643 a year on a home worth $366,900, an effective rate of 1.81%. That ranks 3rd of 51, between Illinois (2.01%) and New Hampshire (1.66%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $366,900 home would owe $3,706 less a year.
In dollars, Connecticut has the 19th-highest median home value and the 3rd-largest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between Montana ($375,800, taxed at 0.72%) and Florida ($359,000, 0.76%).
| Rank | State | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | 2.11% | $9,590 | $454,400 |
| 2 | Illinois | 2.01% | $5,298 | $263,300 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 1.81% | $6,643 | $366,900 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 1.66% | $6,667 | $402,500 |
| 5 | Vermont | 1.59% | $5,039 | $316,600 |
Connecticut property tax by home price
At county rates the median-value home would owe $5,393 a year in Western Connecticut Planning Region and $7,852 in Capitol Planning Region, against $6,643 at the statewide figure.
| Home value | Per year | Per month | vs. median state (0.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $185,000 (half the median) | $3,349 | $279 | +$1,869 |
| $366,900 (median) | $6,641 | $553 | +$3,706 |
| $550,000 (1.5× the median) | $9,955 | $830 | +$5,555 |
| $735,000 (twice the median) | $13,304 | $1,109 | +$7,424 |
Property tax by county in Connecticut
Across the 3 largest Connecticut counties, measured effective rates run from 1.47% in Western Connecticut Planning Region to 2.14% in Capitol Planning Region; 2 of them sit above the statewide 1.81%.
| County | Main cities | Population | Effective rate | Median home value | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | Hartford | 969,029 | 2.14% | $298,200 | $6,390 |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | Stamford, Danbury, Norwalk | 621,232 | 1.47% | $625,400 | $9,222 |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | New Haven | 566,803 | 2.03% | $328,300 | $6,676 |