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

On Branford's median single-family or condominium sale of $358,750, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,588: $2,691 to the state and $897 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Branford, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Branford was $358,750 between October 2023 to September 2024. The middle half of sales fell between $266,000 and $600,750.

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

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.

Branford CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $358,750
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,588
Home sales, 2023–24: 286

What Branford charges

Branford 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 Branford’s median home sale of $358,750, that is $2,691 to the state and $897 to the town, or $3,588 in all.

Home sale prices in Branford

Branford did not report its 2024–25 sales to the state, which is usual for a town in a revaluation year, so the figures on this page are from the year before: October 2023 to September 2024.

286 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Branford between October 2023 to September 2024. The median was $358,750, and the middle half of sales fell between $266,000 and $600,750.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	132	$582,500
Condominium	154	$279,950

The median moved from $249,500 in the 2015 list year to $358,750 in 2023, a change of +44 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Branford, 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.

35 of the 2023–24 sales were priced above $800,000, where the state rate on the portion above rises to 1.25%, and 3 above $2,500,000, where it rises to 2.25%.

Conveyance tax paid in Branford

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Branford’s 2023–24 home sales carried an estimated $1,527,274 in conveyance tax: $1,176,448 to the state and $350,826 to the town. That ranks 39 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
East Haven	0.25%	$328,000	$3,280
Guilford	0.25%	$610,000	$6,100
North Branford	0.25%	$402,500	$4,025

Branford 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 Branford, CT?: Branford 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 Branford home sale?: On Branford's median single-family or condominium sale of $358,750, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,588: $2,691 to the state and $897 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Branford, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Branford was $358,750 between October 2023 to September 2024. The middle half of sales fell between $266,000 and $600,750.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Branford?: 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.