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

On West Haven's median single-family or condominium sale of $325,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,250: $2,438 to the state and $813 to the town.

What do homes sell for in West Haven, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in West Haven was $325,000 between October 2023 to September 2024. The middle half of sales fell between $254,516 and $380,750.

Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in West Haven?

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.

West Haven CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $325,000
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,250
Home sales, 2023–24: 366

What West Haven charges

West Haven charges the base municipal rate of 0.25%. It appears at 0.50% on several published rate lists; it is not eligible for the surcharge and appears in none of the state's tables of towns that are.

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 West Haven’s median home sale of $325,000, that is $2,438 to the state and $813 to the town, or $3,250 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 West Haven

West Haven 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.

366 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in West Haven between October 2023 to September 2024. The median was $325,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $254,516 and $380,750.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	289	$340,000
Condominium	77	$185,000

The median moved from $180,000 in the 2016 list year to $325,000 in 2023, a change of +81 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, West Haven, 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 West Haven

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, West Haven’s 2023–24 home sales carried an estimated $1,195,573 in conveyance tax: $896,680 to the state and $298,893 to the town. That ranks 50 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
Milford	0.25%	$475,000	$4,750
New Haven	0.50%	$319,000	$3,988
Orange	0.25%	$579,000	$5,790

West Haven 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 West Haven, CT?: West Haven charges the base municipal rate of 0.25%. It appears at 0.50% on several published rate lists; it is not eligible for the surcharge and appears in none of the state's tables of towns that are. 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 West Haven home sale?: On West Haven's median single-family or condominium sale of $325,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,250: $2,438 to the state and $813 to the town.
What do homes sell for in West Haven, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in West Haven was $325,000 between October 2023 to September 2024. The middle half of sales fell between $254,516 and $380,750.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in West Haven?: 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.