How much is the conveyance tax on a typical Andover home sale?

On Andover's median single-family or condominium sale of $363,250, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,633: $2,724 to the state and $908 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Andover, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Andover was $363,250, pooling the last 3 list years. The middle half of sales fell between $256,000 and $466,250.

Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Andover?

In most Connecticut residential sales the seller pays both the state and the municipal conveyance tax, unless an exemption, a special rule or a contract term says otherwise.

Andover CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $363,2503 years pooled
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,633
Home sales, 2024–25: 7

What Andover charges

Andover charges the base municipal conveyance tax of 0.25% of the sale price, the rate most Connecticut towns charge.

The state adds its own tax on top. For a home or condominium it is 0.75% of the first $800,000 of the price, 1.25% of the portion from $800,000 to $2,500,000, and 2.25% of anything above that — see how the brackets work. In most Connecticut residential sales the seller pays both, unless an exemption or a contract term says otherwise; see who pays the conveyance tax.

On Andover’s median home sale of $363,250, that is $2,724 to the state and $908 to the town, or $3,633 in all.

Home sale prices in Andover

Andover recorded 7 arm's-length single-family and condominium sales in the latest list year, too few to state a median on their own, so the figures here pool the last 3 list years: 48 sales. The median was $363,250, and the middle half of sales fell between $256,000 and $466,250.

The median moved from $250,000 in the 2015 list year to $395,000 in 2024, a change of +58 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Andover, by list year (a list year runs October to September). Arm’s-length sales only. A break in the line is a year the town reported no sales to the state, usually its revaluation year. Source: Connecticut Office of Policy and Management sales data.

Conveyance tax paid in Andover

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Andover’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $27,989 in conveyance tax: $20,992 to the state and $6,997 to the town. That ranks 168 of the state’s 169 towns. The town-by-town study has every town and how the estimate is built.

Nearby towns

Town	Municipal rate	Median sale	Tax at median
Bolton	0.25%	$376,000	$3,760
Columbia	0.25%	$427,000	$4,270
Coventry	0.25%	$350,000	$3,500
Hebron	0.25%	$458,125	$4,581

Andover in dark green, the towns next to it in light green. Every town on the map opens its own page. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file, public domain.

Common questions

What is the conveyance tax in Andover, CT?: Andover charges the base municipal conveyance tax of 0.25% of the sale price, the rate most Connecticut towns charge. The state adds its own tax on top: for a home or condominium, 0.75% of the first $800,000 of the price, 1.25% of the portion from $800,000 to $2,500,000, and 2.25% above that.
How much is the conveyance tax on a typical Andover home sale?: On Andover's median single-family or condominium sale of $363,250, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,633: $2,724 to the state and $908 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Andover, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Andover was $363,250, pooling the last 3 list years. The middle half of sales fell between $256,000 and $466,250.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Andover?: In most Connecticut residential sales the seller pays both the state and the municipal conveyance tax, unless an exemption, a special rule or a contract term says otherwise.

Sources

Primary sourceReal Estate Sales 2001-2024 GLConnecticut Office of Policy and Management, via data.ct.gov
Primary sourceReal Estate Conveyance TaxConnecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research
Primary sourceConnecticut General Statutes § 12-494, Imposition of tax on conveyances of real propertyConnecticut General Assembly

Sale prices are single-family and condominium sales with no assessor non-use code, which leaves out family transfers, foreclosures and other sales that are not at a market price. Tax figures apply today’s rates. Data last updated by the state on 2026-08-12.

General information about Connecticut real estate transactions, not legal advice. Every transaction is different.