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

On Pomfret's median single-family or condominium sale of $387,500, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,875: $2,906 to the state and $969 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Pomfret, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Pomfret was $387,500 between October 2023 to September 2024. The middle half of sales fell between $351,250 and $432,500.

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

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.

Pomfret CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $387,500
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,875
Home sales, 2023–24: 18

What Pomfret charges

Pomfret 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 Pomfret’s median home sale of $387,500, that is $2,906 to the state and $969 to the town, or $3,875 in all.

Home sale prices in Pomfret

Pomfret did not report its 2024–25 sales to the state, which is usual for a town in a revaluation year, so the figures on this page are from the year before: October 2023 to September 2024.

18 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Pomfret between October 2023 to September 2024. The median was $387,500, and the middle half of sales fell between $351,250 and $432,500.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	18	$387,500
Condominium	0	Too few

The median moved from $249,000 in the 2016 list year to $387,500 in 2023, a change of +56 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Pomfret, 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.

1 of the 2023–24 sales were priced above $800,000, where the state rate on the portion above rises to 1.25%.

Conveyance tax paid in Pomfret

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Pomfret’s 2023–24 home sales carried an estimated $78,895 in conveyance tax: $59,490 to the state and $19,405 to the town. That ranks 159 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
Brooklyn	0.25%	$410,000	$4,100
Eastford	0.25%	$362,500	$3,625
Hampton	0.25%	$351,250	$3,513
Killingly	0.25%	$355,500	$3,555
Putnam	0.25%	$311,250	$3,113
Woodstock	0.25%	$458,000	$4,580

Pomfret 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 Pomfret, CT?: Pomfret 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 Pomfret home sale?: On Pomfret's median single-family or condominium sale of $387,500, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,875: $2,906 to the state and $969 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Pomfret, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Pomfret was $387,500 between October 2023 to September 2024. The middle half of sales fell between $351,250 and $432,500.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Pomfret?: 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.