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

On Franklin's median single-family or condominium sale of $351,690, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,517: $2,638 to the state and $879 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Franklin, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Franklin was $351,690 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $303,750 and $402,500.

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

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.

Franklin CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $351,690
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,517
Home sales, 2024–25: 11

What Franklin charges

Franklin 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 Franklin’s median home sale of $351,690, that is $2,638 to the state and $879 to the town, or $3,517 in all.

Home sale prices in Franklin

11 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Franklin between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $351,690, and the middle half of sales fell between $303,750 and $402,500.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	11	$351,690
Condominium	0	Too few

The median moved from $215,000 in the 2015 list year to $351,690 in 2024, a change of +64 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Franklin, 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.

Conveyance tax paid in Franklin

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Franklin’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $39,750 in conveyance tax: $29,812 to the state and $9,938 to the town. That ranks 167 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
Bozrah	0.25%	$370,000	$3,700
Lebanon	0.25%	$372,500	$3,725
Norwich	0.50%	$265,000	$3,313
Scotland	0.25%	$325,000	$3,250
Sprague	0.25%	$310,100	$3,101
Windham	0.50%	$267,500	$3,344

Franklin 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 Franklin, CT?: Franklin 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 Franklin home sale?: On Franklin's median single-family or condominium sale of $351,690, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,517: $2,638 to the state and $879 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Franklin, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Franklin was $351,690 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $303,750 and $402,500.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Franklin?: 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.