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

On Vernon's median single-family or condominium sale of $302,700, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,027: $2,270 to the state and $757 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Vernon, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Vernon was $302,700 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $205,000 and $370,000.

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

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.

Vernon CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $302,700
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,027
Home sales, 2024–25: 326

What Vernon charges

Vernon 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 Vernon’s median home sale of $302,700, that is $2,270 to the state and $757 to the town, or $3,027 in all.

Home sale prices in Vernon

326 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Vernon between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $302,700, and the middle half of sales fell between $205,000 and $370,000.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	230	$325,000
Condominium	96	$205,250

The median moved from $181,500 in the 2015 list year to $302,700 in 2024, a change of +67 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Vernon, 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.

Conveyance tax paid in Vernon

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Vernon’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $948,557 in conveyance tax: $711,418 to the state and $237,139 to the town. That ranks 64 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
Coventry	0.25%	$350,000	$3,500
Ellington	0.25%	$435,000	$4,350
Manchester	0.25%	$305,000	$3,050
South Windsor	0.25%	$393,000	$3,930
Tolland	0.25%	$420,000	$4,200

Vernon 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 Vernon, CT?: Vernon 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 Vernon home sale?: On Vernon's median single-family or condominium sale of $302,700, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,027: $2,270 to the state and $757 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Vernon, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Vernon was $302,700 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $205,000 and $370,000.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Vernon?: 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.