By Rich Scinto, CT Patch Staff Click here to read on PATCH.COM
Everyone knows that Connecticut's real estate taxes are among the highest in the nation, but how much you pay can vary widely depending on where you live. Real estate taxes are the primary revenue source for Connecticut's towns and cities.One mill is equal to one dollar of tax per $1,000 of assessed property value. In Connecticut municipalities assess property at 70 percent of its fair market value, according to the Office of Legislative Research. Property is revalued at least once every five years.
Wealthy communities like Darien can have a lower mill rate due to higher property values. The median value of owner-occupied housing units in the town was $1.24 million between 2012 and 2016, according to the U.S. Census.
Towns can also keep the mill rate down by cutting expenses or growing the grand list.
Here are the
municipalities with the highest mill rates:
- Hartford 74.29
- Waterbury 60.21
- Bridgeport 54.37
- New Britain 50.50
- Windham, Special Service Dist. #2
48.74
- Norwich, City of (Paid Fire)
(CCD) 48.39
- Naugatuck 48.35
- Hamden 47.96
- East Hartford 47.66
- Torrington 46.17
Below are the fiscal
year 2019 mill rates according to the state Office of Policy Management. Some
municipalities have separate fire and other taxes. Motor vehicle taxes are the
same as the regular rate unless otherwise noted.:
|
Municipality
|
Mill
Rate
|
Motor
Vehicle Mill Rate
|
|
Hartford
|
74.29
|
45.00
|
|
Waterbury
|
60.21
|
45.00
|
|
Bridgeport
|
54.37
|
45.00
|
|
New
Britain
|
50.50
|
45.00
|
|
Windham,
Special Service Dist. #2
|
48.74
|
|
|
Norwich,
City of (Paid Fire) (CCD)
|
48.39
|
45.00
|
|
Naugatuck
|
48.35
|
45.00
|
|
Hamden
|
47.96
|
45.00
|
|
East
Hartford
|
47.66
|
45.00
|
|
Torrington
|
46.17
|
45.00
|
|
Middletown
+ City Fire
|
43.70
|
|
|
New
London
|
43.17
|
|
|
New
Haven
|
42.98
|
|
|
Norwich
City (Vol Fire)(Town)(TCD)
|
41.46
|
|
|
Meriden
|
41.04
|
|
|
Norwich
|
41.01
|
|
|
West
Hartford
|
41.00
|
|
|
Wethersfield
|
40.78
|
|
|
Stratford
|
39.90
|
|
|
Woodbridge
|
39.83
|
|
|
Plymouth
|
39.69
|
|
|
Vernon
|
39.63
|
|
|
Scotland
|
39.43
|
32.75
|
|
Derby
|
39.37
|
|
|
Bolton
|
39.00
|
|
|
Granby
|
38.69
|
|
|
Windham
1st Taxing District
|
38.55
|
|
|
Newington
|
38.50
|
|
|
South
Windsor
|
37.67
|
|
|
Simsbury
+ Fire District
|
37.59
|
|
|
Bloomfield
|
37.52
|
|
|
Hebron
|
37.44
|
|
|
Ansonia
|
37.32
|
|
|
Bethany
|
36.90
|
|
|
Bristol
|
36.88
|
|
|
Marlborough
|
36.52
|
|
|
Durham
|
36.50
|
|
|
Simsbury
|
36.42
|
|
|
West
Haven
|
36.26
|
37.00
|
|
Glastonbury
|
36.00
|
|
|
Seymour
|
36.00
|
|
|
Beacon
Falls
|
35.90
|
|
|
Manchester
(Town)
|
35.81
|
|
|
Manchester
Eighth District Base
|
35.81
|
|
|
Thomaston
|
35.79
|
|
|
Monroe
|
35.24
|
|
|
Tolland
|
35.00
|
|
|
Middletown
|
34.80
|
|
|
Ashford
|
34.767
|
|
|
Middlefield
|
34.49
|
|
|
Ledyard
|
34.29
|
|
|
Stafford
|
34.26
|
|
|
Newtown
|
34.24
|
|
|
Trumbull
|
34.02
|
|
|
Andover
|
33.95
|
|
|
East
Windsor
|
33.90
|
|
|
Plainville
|
33.84
|
|
|
Portland
|
33.81
|
|
|
Watertown
|
33.59
|
|
|
Winchester
|
33.54
|
|
|
Enfield
|
33.40
|
|
|
North
Branford
|
33.39
|
|
|
Sprague
|
33.25
|
|
|
East
Granby
|
33.00
|
|
|
Windsor
|
32.96
|
|
|
Bethel
|
32.87
|
32.00
|
|
Cheshire
|
32.62
|
|
|
Middlebury
|
32.51
|
|
|
Berlin
|
32.50
|
|
|
Burlington
|
32.50
|
|
|
Chaplin
|
32.50
|
|
|
East
Haven
|
32.45
|
|
|
Rocky
Hill
|
32.40
|
|
|
Colchester
|
32.28
|
|
|
Coventry
|
32.20
|
|
|
Salem
|
32.20
|
|
|
Wolcott
|
32.20
|
|
|
Orange
|
32.00
|
|
|
Sterling
|
31.94
|
|
|
Montville
|
31.73
|
|
|
Redding
|
31.72
|
|
|
Ellington
|
31.70
|
|
|
Haddam
|
31.69
|
|
|
Easton
|
31.38
|
|
|
Avon
|
31.35
|
|
|
East
Hampton
|
31.32
|
|
|
Guilford
|
31.28
|
|
|
North
Haven
|
31.18
|
|
|
Union
|
31.10
|
|
|
Prospect
|
31.00
|
|
|
Colebrook
|
30.90
|
|
|
Mansfield
|
30.88
|
|
|
Canton
|
30.70
|
|
|
New
Hartford
|
30.624
|
|
|
New
Fairfield
|
30.58
|
|
|
Clinton
|
30.54
|
|
|
Southington
|
30.48
|
|
|
Cromwell
|
30.33
|
|
|
Willington
|
30.09
|
|
|
Barkhamsted
|
29.86
|
|
|
East
Haddam
|
29.66
|
|
|
North
Canaan + Fire District
|
29.60
|
|
|
Deep
River
|
29.42
|
|
|
Lebanon
|
29.40
|
|
|
Weston
|
29.39
|
|
|
Columbia
|
29.33
|
|
|
Suffield
|
29.32
|
|
|
Southbury
|
29.00
|
|
|
Voluntown
|
28.92
|
|
|
Branford
|
28.64
|
|
|
Wallingford
|
28.64
|
|
|
Hampton
|
28.50
|
|
|
Brookfield
|
28.34
|
|
|
North
Stonington
|
28.20
|
|
|
Wilton
|
28.1875
|
|
|
New
Milford
|
28.17
|
|
|
Brooklyn
|
28.09
|
|
|
Madison
|
28.04
|
|
|
Harwinton
|
28.00
|
|
|
Plainfield
|
27.96
|
|
|
Griswold
|
27.95
|
|
|
Ridgefield
|
27.78
|
|
|
Killingly
|
27.76
|
|
|
Thompson
|
27.75
|
|
|
Milford
|
27.74
|
|
|
Litchfield
|
27.70
|
|
|
Danbury
|
27.60
|
|
|
Bozrah
|
27.50
|
|
|
North
Canaan
|
27.50
|
|
|
Killingworth
|
27.47
|
|
|
Waterford
|
27.42
|
|
|
Somers
|
27.37
|
|
|
East
Lyme
|
27.35
|
|
|
Farmington
|
27.18
|
|
|
Chester
|
27.11
|
|
|
Pomfret
+ Fire District
|
26.90
|
|
|
Norwalk
4th - Sewered Main Area
|
26.662
|
|
|
Windsor
Locks
|
26.66
|
|
|
Norwalk
1st - Downtown
|
26.605
|
|
|
Norwalk
2nd - South
|
26.605
|
|
|
Norwalk
3rd - East
|
26.605
|
|
|
Woodbury
|
26.58
|
|
|
Morris
|
26.57
|
|
|
Hartland
|
26.50
|
|
|
Fairfield
|
26.36
|
|
|
Canterbury
|
26.20
|
|
|
Eastford
|
26.11
|
|
|
Preston
|
26.03
|
|
|
Norwalk
5th - No Garbage Main Area
|
25.930
|
|
|
Norwalk
4th No Garbage
|
25.930
|
|
|
Pomfret
|
25.90
|
|
|
Norwalk
1st No Garbage
|
25.873
|
|
|
Norwalk
2nd No Garbage
|
25.873
|
|
|
Norwalk
3rd No Garbage
|
25.873
|
|
|
Franklin
|
25.72
|
|
|
Stamford
"A"
|
25.53
|
|
|
Stamford
Pprop Other than MV
|
25.53
|
|
|
Stamford
"B"
|
25.08
|
|
|
Stamford
"CS"
|
24.82
|
|
|
Woodstock
|
24.50
|
|
|
Stamford
"C"
|
24.45
|
|
|
Westbrook
|
24.37
|
|
|
Groton,
Town of
|
24.17
|
|
|
Bethlehem
|
24.15
|
|
|
Canaan
|
23.90
|
|
|
Norfolk
|
23.57
|
|
|
Oxford
|
23.05
|
|
|
Stonington
|
22.68
|
|
|
Lisbon
|
22.50
|
|
|
Shelton
|
22.15
|
|
|
Old
Lyme
|
21.91
|
|
|
Essex
|
21.85
|
|
|
Norwalk
6th - Rowayton
|
21.194
|
|
|
Putnam
|
20.84
|
|
|
Sherman
|
20.33
|
|
|
Goshen
|
19.60
|
|
|
Old
Saybrook
|
19.60
|
|
|
Kent
|
18.61
|
|
|
Lyme
|
18.60
|
|
|
Bridgewater
|
17.20
|
|
|
New
Canaan
|
16.96
|
|
|
Westport
|
16.86
|
|
|
Cornwall
|
16.62
|
|
|
Darien
|
16.08
|
|
|
Roxbury
|
15.85
|
|
|
Sharon
|
14.70
|
|
|
Warren
|
14.25
|
|
|
Washington
|
14.25
|
|
|
West
Haven, Allingtown (Third) only
|
13.06
|
8.00
|
|
West
Haven, First Center only
|
11.99
|
8.00
|
|
Greenwich
|
11.369
|
|
|
Salisbury
|
11.30
|
|
|
West
Haven, West Shore (2d) only
|
10.129
|
8.00
|
|
Putnam
- Special Service Dist.
|
9.60
|
|
|
Middletown,
City Fire
|
8.90
|
|
|
Enfield
Thompsonville FD #2
|
6.73
|
|
|
Manchester
- Special
|
6.06
|
|
|
Groton,
Poquonock Bridge Fire
|
5.97
|
|
|
Manchester
South Manchester Fire District
|
5.10
|
|
|
Middletown,
South Fire
|
4.983
|
|
|
Borough
of Danielson
|
4.95
|
|
|
Manchester
8th Fire + Sewer
|
4.80
|
|
|
Groton,
City of Groton
|
4.58
|
|
|
Groton,
W. Pleasant Valley Fire
|
4.48
|
|
|
Goshen
- Woodridge Lake Sewer District
|
4.30
|
|
|
Woodstock
- Lake Bunggee Tax Dist.
|
4.24
|
|
|
New
Britain - Downtown
|
3.80
|
|
|
Groton,
Long Point Assoc.
|
3.71
|
|
|
Enfield
Fire District #1
|
3.60
|
|
|
Groton
- Center Fire
|
3.50
|
|
|
Borough
of Fenwick (Old Saybrook)
|
3.4398
|
|
|
Killingly
Attawaugan FD
|
3.22
|
|
|
Enfield,
No. Thompsonville Fire Dist. #4
|
3.15
|
|
|
Borough
of Jewett City (Griswold)
|
3.09
|
|
|
Bridgeport
Downtown Special Service District
|
3.00
|
|
|
Enfield
Shaker Pines Fire Dist #5
|
3.00
|
|
|
Windsor,
Wilson Fire District
|
3.00
|
|
|
Plainfield
Central Village F.D.
|
2.95
|
|
|
Groton,
Old Mystic Fire
|
2.90
|
|
|
Stonington
Old Mystic FD #366
|
2.90
|
|
|
Borough
of Stonington #372
|
2.90
|
|
|
Enfield,
Hazardville Fire Dist.#3
|
2.87
|
|
|
Bloomfield,
Blue Hills FD
|
2.50
|
|
|
Cromwell
Fire District
|
2.50
|
|
|
New
Haven + Chapel West
|
2.50
|
|
|
Killingly
Williamsville FD
|
2.45
|
|
|
New
Hartford Pine Meadow #3
|
2.44
|
|
|
Killingly
So. Killingly FD
|
2.40
|
|
|
Stonington
Latimer Point
|
2.31
|
|
|
Stonington
Lords Point Assoc.
|
2.29
|
|
|
Stafford,
Special Service District
|
2.28
|
|
|
Groton,
Mystic Fire
|
2.24
|
|
|
Morris
- Deer Island Assoc.
|
2.24
|
|
|
North
Canaan Fire District
|
2.10
|
|
|
Plainfield
Moosup FD
|
2.10
|
|
|
Killingly
E. Killiingly FD
|
2.00
|
|
|
Sterling,
Fire District
|
2.00
|
|
|
Windsor,
Windsor Fire District
|
2.00
|
|
|
Borough
of Litchfield
|
2.00
|
|
|
New
Haven+Town Green (FKA Downtown)
|
1.99
|
|
|
New
Haven + Whalley Ave. WASS
|
1.97
|
|
|
Killingly
Dayville FD
|
1.90
|
|
|
Putnam
East Putnam District
|
1.80
|
|
|
Stonington
Mystic FD #239
|
1.76
|
|
|
Brooklyn
- East Brooklyn FD
|
1.75
|
|
|
Weston
- Georgetown FD
|
1.7295
|
|
|
Berlin
-Worthington FD
|
1.70
|
|
|
New
Hartford Village FD #1
|
1.70
|
|
|
Barkhamsted
Fire District
|
1.66
|
|
|
Redding
Georgetown FD
|
1.6556
|
|
|
Stonington
Mason's Island
|
1.63
|
|
|
Wilton
- Georgetown FD
|
1.5885
|
|
|
Middletown,
Westfield Fire
|
1.545
|
|
|
Borough
of Bantam (Litchfield)
|
1.50
|
|
|
East
Windsor - Warehouse Point FD
|
1.40
|
|
|
New
London - City Center District
|
1.40
|
|
|
Groton,
Noank Fire
|
1.39
|
|
|
New
Haven + Grand Ave GAVA
|
1.25
|
|
|
Simsbury
- Fire District
|
1.17
|
|
|
Stonington
Quiambaug FD #378
|
1.15
|
|
|
Trumbull
Nichols FD
|
1.15
|
|
|
Berlin
- Kensington FD
|
1.10
|
|
|
Bloomfield,
Center FD
|
1.10
|
|
|
Old
Saybrook - Knollwood Beach Assoc.
|
1.00
|
|
|
Pomfret
Fire District
|
1.00
|
|
|
Putnam
West Putnam District
|
1.00
|
|
|
Borough
of Newtown
|
0.95
|
|
|
Redding
Fire District 1
|
0.84769
|
|
|
Trumbull
Long Hill FD
|
0.846
|
|
|
Stonington
Wequetequock FD #379
|
0.83
|
|
|
Stonington
FD #265
|
0.65
|
|
|
New
Canaan Sewer
|
0.648
|
|
|
Killingly
District 5 Orient Heights
|
0.63
|
|
|
Killingly
Dyer Manor
|
0.50
|
|
|
Stonington
Wamphassuk Point Assoc. - Fire District
|
0.484
|
|
|
Greenwich
- Sewer District
|
0.463
|
|
|
Groton,
Mumford Cove
|
0.34
|
|
|
Groton
Sewer District
|
0.27
|
|
|
Greenwich
- Sewer Improvement
|
0.039
|
|
|
Stonington
Pawcatuck FD #264
|
0.00158
|
|
|
Norwalk
Motor Vehicle Rate
|
30.499
|
|
|
Stamford
Motor Vehicles
|
27.25
|
