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

On Norwalk's median single-family or condominium sale of $585,200, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $7,315: $4,389 to the state and $2,926 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Norwalk, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Norwalk was $585,200 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $415,000 and $820,000.

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

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.

Norwalk CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.50%
Median home sale: $585,200
Conveyance tax at the median: $7,315
Home sales, 2024–25: 841

What Norwalk charges

Norwalk 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 Norwalk’s median home sale of $585,200, that is $4,389 to the state and $2,926 to the town, or $7,315 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 Norwalk

841 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Norwalk between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $585,200, and the middle half of sales fell between $415,000 and $820,000.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	473	$760,000
Condominium	368	$387,000

The median moved from $390,000 in the 2015 list year to $585,200 in 2024, a change of +50 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Norwalk, 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.

218 of the 2024–25 sales were priced above $800,000, where the state rate on the portion above rises to 1.25%, and 20 above $2,500,000, where it rises to 2.25%.

Conveyance tax paid in Norwalk

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Norwalk’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $8,823,878 in conveyance tax: $5,697,352 to the state and $3,126,526 to the town. That ranks 6 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
Darien	0.25%	$2,300,000	$30,500
New Canaan	0.25%	$2,018,750	$26,281
Westport	0.25%	$1,900,000	$24,500
Wilton	0.25%	$1,302,500	$15,538

Norwalk 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 Norwalk, CT?: Norwalk 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 Norwalk home sale?: On Norwalk's median single-family or condominium sale of $585,200, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $7,315: $4,389 to the state and $2,926 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Norwalk, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Norwalk was $585,200 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $415,000 and $820,000.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Norwalk?: 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.