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

On Wilton's median single-family or condominium sale of $1,302,500, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $15,538: $12,281 to the state and $3,256 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Wilton, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Wilton was $1,302,500 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $937,250 and $1,631,250.

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

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.

Wilton CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.25%
Median home sale: $1,302,500
Conveyance tax at the median: $15,538
Home sales, 2024–25: 228

What Wilton charges

Wilton 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 Wilton’s median home sale of $1,302,500, that is $12,281 to the state and $3,256 to the town, or $15,538 in all. The median sits above $800,000, so part of the price is taxed at the state's higher 1.25% rate.

Home sale prices in Wilton

228 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Wilton between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $1,302,500, and the middle half of sales fell between $937,250 and $1,631,250.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	197	$1,350,000
Condominium	31	$700,000

The median moved from $732,000 in the 2015 list year to $1,302,500 in 2024, a change of +78 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Wilton, 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.

191 of the 2024–25 sales were priced above $800,000, where the state rate on the portion above rises to 1.25%, and 12 above $2,500,000, where it rises to 2.25%.

Conveyance tax paid in Wilton

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Wilton’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $3,868,410 in conveyance tax: $3,087,240 to the state and $781,170 to the town. That ranks 8 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
New Canaan	0.25%	$2,018,750	$26,281
Norwalk	0.50%	$585,200	$7,315
Redding	0.25%	$914,500	$9,718
Ridgefield	0.25%	$920,000	$9,800
Weston	0.25%	$1,299,000	$15,485
Westport	0.25%	$1,900,000	$24,500

Wilton 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 Wilton, CT?: Wilton 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 Wilton home sale?: On Wilton's median single-family or condominium sale of $1,302,500, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $15,538: $12,281 to the state and $3,256 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Wilton, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Wilton was $1,302,500 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $937,250 and $1,631,250.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Wilton?: 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.