# Connecticut — Real estate transfer tax by state: rate, who pays, brackets and first-time buyer relief For Connecticut, tax name is Real Estate Conveyance Tax; state rate is Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing; rate brackets is (A) At the rate of three-quarters of one per cent on that portion of such consideration up to and including the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars; (B) Prior to July 1, 2020, at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars; and (C) On and after July 1, 2020, (i) at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars up to and including the amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars, and (ii) at the rate of two and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars; who pays is The tax imposed by this chapter shall be payable by the person conveying the property upon the recording of each such deed, instrument or writing; local add-on is At the rate of one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing, provided the amount imposed under this subdivision shall become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance with section 12-499 , verified against its source on 2026-08-31. - **State:** Connecticut _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Tax name:** Real Estate Conveyance Tax _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **State rate:** Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Rate brackets:** (A) At the rate of three-quarters of one per cent on that portion of such consideration up to and including the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars; (B) Prior to July 1, 2020, at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars; and (C) On and after July 1, 2020, (i) at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars up to and including the amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars, and (ii) at the rate of two and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Who pays:** The tax imposed by this chapter shall be payable by the person conveying the property upon the recording of each such deed, instrument or writing. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Local add-on:** At the rate of one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing, provided the amount imposed under this subdivision shall become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance with section 12-499 . _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Minimum or exemption floor:** when the consideration for the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds two thousand dollars _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Citation:** Sec. 12-494 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > Sec. 12-494. Imposition of tax on conveyances of real property for consideration. One part payable to state and the other to municipality in which paid. (a) There is imposed a tax on each deed, instrument or writing, whereby any lands, tenements or other realty is granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser, or any other person by such purchaser's direction, when the consideration for the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds two thousand dollars: (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing, the revenue from which shall be remitted by the town clerk of the municipality in which such tax is paid, not later than ten days following receipt thereof, to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit to the credit of the state General Fund; and (2) At the rate of one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing, provided the amount imposed under this subdivision shall become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance with section 12-499 . ## Where each value comes from This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it. ### Tax name > Chapter 223 - Real Estate Conveyance Tax CHAPTER 223 REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX Table of Contents ### Rate brackets > (2) In the case of any conveyance in which the real property conveyed is a residential estate, including a primary dwelling and any auxiliary housing or structures, regardless of the number of deeds, instruments or writings used to convey such residential real estate, for which the consideration or aggregate consideration, as the case may be, in such conveyance is eight hundred thousand dollars or more, the tax under said subdivision (1) shall be imposed: (A) At the rate of three-quarters of one per cent on that portion of such consideration up to and including the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars; (B) Prior to July 1, 2020, at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars; and (C) On and after July 1, 2020, (i) at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars up to and including the amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars, and (ii) at the rate of two and one-quarter per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars; ### Who pays > Sec. 12-495. Payment of tax. Endorsement. The tax imposed by this chapter shall be payable by the person conveying the property upon the recording of each such deed, instrument or writing. Such tax shall be paid to the town clerk of the town in which the real property or any part thereof is situated. ## Source - https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_223.htm Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31. Part of [Real estate transfer tax by state: rate, who pays, brackets and first-time buyer relief](https://referencesource.org/state-real-estate-transfer-tax/).