- Municipal rate
- 0.50%
- Median home sale
- $230,000
- Conveyance tax at the median
- $2,875
- Home sales, 2024–25
- 315
What Hartford charges
Hartford 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 Hartford’s median home sale of $230,000, that is $1,725 to the state and $1,150 to the town, or $2,875 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 Hartford
315 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Hartford between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $230,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $120,000 and $293,750.
| Type | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 199 | $275,000 |
| Condominium | 116 | $92,500 |
The median moved from $137,500 in the 2015 list year to $230,000 in 2024, a change of +67 percent.
3 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 Hartford
Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Hartford’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $962,000 in conveyance tax: $582,250 to the state and $379,750 to the town. That ranks 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield | 0.50% | $375,000 | $4,688 |
| East Hartford | 0.50% | $275,000 | $3,438 |
| Newington | 0.25% | $345,000 | $3,450 |
| South Windsor | 0.25% | $393,000 | $3,930 |
| West Hartford | 0.25% | $509,000 | $5,090 |
| Wethersfield | 0.25% | $415,000 | $4,150 |
| Windsor | 0.25% | $350,000 | $3,500 |
Common questions
- What is the conveyance tax in Hartford, CT?
- Hartford 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 Hartford home sale?
- On Hartford's median single-family or condominium sale of $230,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $2,875: $1,725 to the state and $1,150 to the town.
- What do homes sell for in Hartford, CT?
- The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Hartford was $230,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $120,000 and $293,750.
- Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Hartford?
- 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.