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

On Hamden's median single-family or condominium sale of $350,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $4,375: $2,625 to the state and $1,750 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Hamden, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Hamden was $350,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $275,000 and $425,750.

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

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.

Hamden CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.50%
Median home sale: $350,000
Conveyance tax at the median: $4,375
Home sales, 2024–25: 546

What Hamden charges

Hamden is one of sixteen Connecticut municipalities that added the full optional surcharge, so its municipal conveyance tax is 0.50% of the sale price, twice the base rate.

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 Hamden’s median home sale of $350,000, that is $2,625 to the state and $1,750 to the town, or $4,375 in all.

The full list, and which eligible towns did not add the surcharge, is in which Connecticut towns charge more.

Home sale prices in Hamden

546 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Hamden between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $350,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $275,000 and $425,750.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	398	$377,950
Condominium	148	$231,000

The median moved from $196,900 in the 2016 list year to $350,000 in 2024, a change of +78 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Hamden, 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.

6 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 Hamden

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Hamden’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $2,475,614 in conveyance tax: $1,487,459 to the state and $988,155 to the town. That ranks 19 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
Bethany	0.25%	$483,000	$4,830
Cheshire	0.25%	$510,000	$5,100
New Haven	0.50%	$319,000	$3,988
North Haven	0.25%	$449,500	$4,495
Wallingford	0.25%	$350,000	$3,500
Woodbridge	0.25%	$686,125	$6,861

Hamden 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 Hamden, CT?: Hamden is one of sixteen Connecticut municipalities that added the full optional surcharge, so its municipal conveyance tax is 0.50% of the sale price, twice the base rate. 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 Hamden home sale?: On Hamden's median single-family or condominium sale of $350,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $4,375: $2,625 to the state and $1,750 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Hamden, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Hamden was $350,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $275,000 and $425,750.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Hamden?: 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.