Connecticut recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How Connecticut charges are calculated
Residential conveyance tax includes state tiers and the applicable municipal rate. Standard recording fees depend on the instrument and page count; nominee instruments are outside this calculator.
Rates checked Oct 12, 2026. Check the official sources for changes since this date.
Covered transactions and locations
Standard instruments for an ordinary taxable sale in one jurisdiction. No exemptions, gifts, family transfers, assumed liens, refinances, amendments, prior-tax credits, multiple jurisdictions or nonstandard documents. Residential single-family, condominium or cooperative only. Standard non-nominee instruments; no MERS/nominee instruments.
169 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Andover, Ansonia, Ashford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Berlin, Bethany, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bozrah, Branford, Bridgeport, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brookfield, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canaan, Canterbury, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Colebrook, Columbia, Cornwall, Coventry, Cromwell, Danbury, Darien, Deep River, Derby, Durham, Eastford, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Haven, East Lyme, Easton, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Essex, Fairfield, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Goshen, Granby, Greenwich, Griswold, Groton, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Hampton, Hartford, Hartland, Harwinton, Hebron, Kent, Killingly, Killingworth, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Litchfield, Lyme, Madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Meriden, Middlebury, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, Monroe, Montville, Morris, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Canaan, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Haven, Newington, New London, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk, North Branford, North Canaan, North Haven, North Stonington, Norwalk, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Oxford, Plainfield, Plainville, Plymouth, Pomfret, Portland, Preston, Prospect, Putnam, Redding, Ridgefield, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Salem, Salisbury, Scotland, Seymour, Sharon, Shelton, Sherman, Simsbury, Somers, Southbury, Southington, South Windsor, Sprague, Stafford, Stamford, Sterling, Stonington, Stratford, Suffield, Thomaston, Thompson, Tolland, Torrington, Trumbull, Union, Vernon, Voluntown, Wallingford, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Waterford, Watertown, Westbrook, West Hartford, West Haven, Weston, Westport, Wethersfield, Willington, Wilton, Winchester, Windham, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Wolcott, Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodstock
Official sources
- https://prdext3.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_092.htm — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_223.htm — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0020.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/drs/forms/2023/estate/op-236i_1023.pdf — checked 2026-10-12