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

On Avon's median single-family or condominium sale of $535,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $5,350: $4,013 to the state and $1,338 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Avon, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Avon was $535,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $389,000 and $799,950.

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

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.

Avon CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $535,000
Conveyance tax at the median: $5,350
Home sales, 2024–25: 279

What Avon charges

Avon 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 Avon’s median home sale of $535,000, that is $4,013 to the state and $1,338 to the town, or $5,350 in all.

Home sale prices in Avon

279 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Avon between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $535,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $389,000 and $799,950.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	186	$647,500
Condominium	93	$365,000

The median moved from $380,000 in the 2015 list year to $535,000 in 2024, a change of +41 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Avon, 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.

68 of the 2024–25 sales were priced above $800,000, where the state rate on the portion above rises to 1.25%, and 1 above $2,500,000, where it rises to 2.25%.

Conveyance tax paid in Avon

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Avon’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $1,837,363 in conveyance tax: $1,403,089 to the state and $434,274 to the town. That ranks 29 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
Bloomfield	0.50%	$375,000	$4,688
Burlington	0.25%	$560,000	$5,600
Canton	0.25%	$420,000	$4,200
Farmington	0.25%	$460,000	$4,600
Simsbury	0.25%	$495,000	$4,950
West Hartford	0.25%	$509,000	$5,090

Avon 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 Avon, CT?: Avon 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 Avon home sale?: On Avon's median single-family or condominium sale of $535,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $5,350: $4,013 to the state and $1,338 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Avon, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Avon was $535,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $389,000 and $799,950.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Avon?: 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.