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

On Bloomfield's median single-family or condominium sale of $375,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $4,688: $2,813 to the state and $1,875 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Bloomfield, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Bloomfield was $375,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $285,000 and $437,800.

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

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.

Bloomfield CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.50%
Median home sale: $375,000
Conveyance tax at the median: $4,688
Home sales, 2024–25: 197

What Bloomfield charges

Bloomfield is one of sixteen Connecticut municipalities that added the full optional surcharge, so its municipal conveyance tax is 0.50% of the sale price, twice the base rate.

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 Bloomfield’s median home sale of $375,000, that is $2,813 to the state and $1,875 to the town, or $4,688 in all.

The full list, and which eligible towns did not add the surcharge, is in which Connecticut towns charge more.

Home sale prices in Bloomfield

197 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Bloomfield between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $375,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $285,000 and $437,800.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	141	$365,500
Condominium	56	$392,500

The median moved from $210,000 in the 2015 list year to $375,000 in 2024, a change of +79 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Bloomfield, 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.

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

Conveyance tax paid in Bloomfield

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Bloomfield’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $944,148 in conveyance tax: $566,549 to the state and $377,599 to the town. That ranks 65 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
Avon	0.25%	$535,000	$5,350
East Granby	0.25%	$410,000	$4,100
Hartford	0.50%	$230,000	$2,875
Simsbury	0.25%	$495,000	$4,950
West Hartford	0.25%	$509,000	$5,090
Windsor	0.25%	$350,000	$3,500

Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield, CT?: Bloomfield is one of sixteen Connecticut municipalities that added the full optional surcharge, so its municipal conveyance tax is 0.50% of the sale price, twice the base rate. 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 Bloomfield home sale?: On Bloomfield's median single-family or condominium sale of $375,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $4,688: $2,813 to the state and $1,875 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Bloomfield, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Bloomfield was $375,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $285,000 and $437,800.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Bloomfield?: 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.