CONNECTICUT PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Connecticut property tax calculator
Connecticut's effective property tax rate is 1.537%: owner-occupiers paid a median $6,643 a year on homes with a median value of $366,900. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $4,611.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $4,611.00
- A month
- $384.25
- Rate
- 1.537%, statewide
Connecticut property tax by planning region
| Planning region | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | 1.912% | $6,454 | $323,700 |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 1.647% | $8,670 | $428,800 |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 1.514% | $6,357 | $379,700 |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 1.712% | $5,983 | $317,700 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 1.369% | $4,375 | $307,600 |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | 1.352% | $5,593 | $335,600 |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | 1.816% | $6,759 | $353,100 |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 1.56% | $5,228 | $323,400 |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | 1.168% | $9,295 | $652,900 |
Connecticut homestead exemption
- Connecticut's elderly and disabled circuit breaker program takes up to $1,250 (married) or $1,000 (single) off the tax bill, scaled to income.
- Connecticut towns assess property at 70% of its present true and actual value.
- Apply to the town assessor between February 1 and May 15.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
Connecticut property tax questions
How much is property tax in Connecticut?
Connecticut's effective property tax rate is 1.537%: owner-occupiers paid a median $6,643 a year on homes with a median value of $366,900. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $4,611.00 a year.
Which planning region in Connecticut has the highest property tax?
Capitol Planning Region, with an effective rate of 1.912%; Western Connecticut Planning Region has the lowest, at 1.168%. On a $300,000 home that is $5,736.00 a year in Capitol Planning Region and $3,504.00 in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Does Connecticut have a homestead exemption?
Connecticut's elderly and disabled circuit breaker program takes up to $1,250 (married) or $1,000 (single) off the tax bill, scaled to income. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a Connecticut tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Connecticut paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- Connecticut General Statutes 12-62a
- Connecticut OPM: elderly and disabled circuit breaker program