- Municipal rate
- 0.25%
- Median home sale
- $552,170
- Conveyance tax at the median
- $5,522
- Home sales, 2024–25
- 419
What Glastonbury charges
Glastonbury 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 Glastonbury’s median home sale of $552,170, that is $4,141 to the state and $1,380 to the town, or $5,522 in all.
Home sale prices in Glastonbury
419 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Glastonbury between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $552,170, and the middle half of sales fell between $390,250 and $778,000.
| Type | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 314 | $631,250 |
| Condominium | 105 | $335,000 |
The median moved from $317,250 in the 2015 list year to $552,170 in 2024, a change of +74 percent.
96 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 Glastonbury
Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Glastonbury’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $2,694,159 in conveyance tax: $2,049,953 to the state and $644,206 to the town. That ranks 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 0.25% | $376,000 | $3,760 |
| Cromwell | 0.25% | $343,000 | $3,430 |
| East Hampton | 0.25% | $400,000 | $4,000 |
| East Hartford | 0.50% | $275,000 | $3,438 |
| Hebron | 0.25% | $458,125 | $4,581 |
| Manchester | 0.25% | $305,000 | $3,050 |
| Marlborough | 0.25% | $442,000 | $4,420 |
| Portland | 0.25% | $417,500 | $4,175 |
| Rocky Hill | 0.25% | $370,000 | $3,700 |
| Wethersfield | 0.25% | $415,000 | $4,150 |
Common questions
- What is the conveyance tax in Glastonbury, CT?
- Glastonbury 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 Glastonbury home sale?
- On Glastonbury's median single-family or condominium sale of $552,170, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $5,522: $4,141 to the state and $1,380 to the town.
- What do homes sell for in Glastonbury, CT?
- The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Glastonbury was $552,170 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $390,250 and $778,000.
- Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Glastonbury?
- 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.