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

On East Haven's median single-family or condominium sale of $328,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,280: $2,460 to the state and $820 to the town.

What do homes sell for in East Haven, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in East Haven was $328,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $250,000 and $390,000.

Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in East Haven?

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.

East Haven CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $328,000
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,280
Home sales, 2024–25: 372

What East Haven charges

East Haven 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 East Haven’s median home sale of $328,000, that is $2,460 to the state and $820 to the town, or $3,280 in all.

Home sale prices in East Haven

372 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in East Haven between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $328,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $250,000 and $390,000.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	248	$350,000
Condominium	124	$240,000

The median moved from $195,000 in the 2015 list year to $328,000 in 2024, a change of +68 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, East Haven, 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.

5 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 East Haven

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, East Haven’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $1,267,059 in conveyance tax: $951,574 to the state and $315,485 to the town. That ranks 48 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
Branford	0.25%	$358,750	$3,588
New Haven	0.50%	$319,000	$3,988
North Branford	0.25%	$402,500	$4,025
North Haven	0.25%	$449,500	$4,495

East Haven 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 East Haven, CT?: East Haven 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 East Haven home sale?: On East Haven's median single-family or condominium sale of $328,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,280: $2,460 to the state and $820 to the town.
What do homes sell for in East Haven, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in East Haven was $328,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $250,000 and $390,000.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in East Haven?: 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.