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

On Farmington's median single-family or condominium sale of $460,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $4,600: $3,450 to the state and $1,150 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Farmington, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Farmington was $460,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $319,250 and $677,250.

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

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.

Farmington CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $460,000
Conveyance tax at the median: $4,600
Home sales, 2024–25: 270

What Farmington charges

Farmington 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 Farmington’s median home sale of $460,000, that is $3,450 to the state and $1,150 to the town, or $4,600 in all.

Home sale prices in Farmington

270 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Farmington between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $460,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $319,250 and $677,250.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	156	$615,000
Condominium	114	$303,500

The median moved from $265,510 in the 2015 list year to $460,000 in 2024, a change of +73 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Farmington, 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.

52 of the 2024–25 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 Farmington

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Farmington’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $1,779,041 in conveyance tax: $1,372,393 to the state and $406,648 to the town. That ranks 31 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
Bristol	0.50%	$315,000	$3,938
Burlington	0.25%	$560,000	$5,600
New Britain	0.50%	$259,500	$3,244
Newington	0.25%	$345,000	$3,450
Plainville	0.25%	$302,900	$3,029
West Hartford	0.25%	$509,000	$5,090

Farmington 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 Farmington, CT?: Farmington 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 Farmington home sale?: On Farmington's median single-family or condominium sale of $460,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $4,600: $3,450 to the state and $1,150 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Farmington, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Farmington was $460,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $319,250 and $677,250.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Farmington?: 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.