2020 Mill Rates in Connecticut

Mill rates vary town to town. So even though Connecticut is know for high property taxes, they aren’t the same across the state.

Each municipality is in charge of setting the mill rate for property taxes, which are the primary source of funding for towns. Vehicles are taxed at the same mill rate each year, unless otherwise specified by the town. 

What is a mill rate?

The mill rate gives homeowners an idea of how much they will pay in property taxes each year. One mill is equal to $1.00 of tax for each $1,000 of assessment. To calculate the property tax, multiply the assessment of the property by the mill rate and divide by 1,000. For example, a property with an assessed value of $250,000 located in a municipality with a mill rate of 30 mills would have a property tax bill of $7,500 per year.

($250,000 x 30 mills) ÷ 1,000 = $7,500

Below are the Connecticut mill rates by municipality for the 2020 fiscal year, sorted highest to lowest. 

Connecticut Mill Rates for the 2020 Fiscal Year

MUNICIPALITY / DISTRICT FY 2020 Mill Rate
Hartford 74.29
Waterbury 60.21
Bridgeport 53.99
New Britain 50.5
East Hartford 49.11
Hamden 48.86
Naugatuck 47.25
Torrington 46.17
New Haven 42.98
Scotland 42.65
Derby 41.87
West Hartford 41.8
Meriden 40.86
Wethersfield 40.74
Plymouth 40.63
Norwich 40.28
Woodbridge 40.23
New London 39.9
Stratford 39.87
Vernon 39.63
Granby 39.61
Newington 39.45
Bolton 39
South Windsor 38.5
Bristol 38.05
Ansonia 37.8
Bloomfield 37.46
Simsbury 37.32
Marlborough 37.25
Hebron 37.05
Bethany 36.9
West Haven 36.68
Thomaston 36.53
Manchester (Town) 36.52
Glastonbury 36.36
Tolland 36.05
Middletown 36
Seymour 36
Beacon Falls 35.9
Durham 35.89
Monroe 35.58
Ashford 35.461
Ledyard 35.06
Andover 34.99
Stafford 34.93
Newtown 34.77
Sprague 34.75
Trumbull 34.74
Plainville 34.62
East Windsor 34.25
Enfield 34.23
Berlin 33.93
Portland 33.81
Winchester 33.54
North Branford 33.46
Bethel 33.41
Middlebury 33.4
Cheshire 33.22
Watertown 33.19
East Hampton 33.14
Wolcott 33.14
Burlington 33
Avon 32.9
Colchester 32.84
Redding 32.84
East Granby 32.8
Ellington 32.6
Orange 32.59
Montville 32.51
Chaplin 32.5
Rocky Hill 32.5
Middlefield 32.47
East Haven 32.42
Windsor 32.38
Weston 32.37
Coventry 32.2
Salem 32.2
Canton 32.03
Guilford 32.03
Sterling 31.94
Haddam 31.69
Mansfield 31.38
Easton 31.33
Clinton 31.25
North Haven 31.18
Barkhamsted 30.97
Prospect 30.95
Union 30.93
Colebrook 30.9
New Fairfield 30.9
Southington 30.64
East Haddam 30.44
Cromwell 30.33
New Hartford 30.25
Willington 30.09
Deep River 29.42
Lebanon 29.4
Columbia 29.33
Voluntown 29.21
Wallingford 29.19
Woodbury 29.17
Brookfield 29.14
Southbury 29.1
Branford 29.07
North Stonington 29
Brooklyn 28.92
Chester 28.79
Suffield 28.72
New Milford 28.7
Griswold 28.6
Wilton 28.5373
Madison 28.35
Plainfield 28.33
North Canaan 28.25
Litchfield 28.2
East Lyme 28.19
Ridgefield 28.12
Harwinton 28
Waterford 27.98
Farmington 27.97
Thompson 27.75
Milford 27.71
Danbury 27.6
Bozrah 27.5
Hartland 27.5
Killingworth 27.47
Somers 27.37
Norfolk 26.98
Bethlehem 26.79
Fairfield 26.79
Morris 26.54
Preston 26.43
Canterbury 26.4
Pomfret 26.4
Stamford “A” 26.35
Stamford Pprop Other than MV 26.35
Stamford “B” 25.84
Windsor Locks 25.83
Hampton 25.82
Stamford “CS” 25.77
Eastford 25.61
Stamford “C” 25.33
Killingly 24.96
Westbrook 24.67
Canaan 24.6
Woodstock 24.5
Groton 24.17
Oxford 23.84
Franklin 23.72
Stonington 23.36
Norwalk 1st – Downtown 23.315
Norwalk 2nd – South 23.315
Norwalk 3rd – East 23.315
Norwalk 4th – Sewered Main Area 23.315
Lisbon 23.23
Norwalk 4th No Garbage 22.798
Norwalk 5th – No Garbage Main Area 22.798
Norwalk 1st No Garbage 22.749
Norwalk 2nd No Garbage 22.749
Norwalk 3rd No Garbage 22.749
Shelton 22.42
Old Lyme 22.41
Putnam 22.06
Essex 21.65
Norwalk 6th – Rowayton 21.395
Lyme 19.95
Sherman 19.81
Old Saybrook 19.75
Goshen 19.6
Kent 18.61
New Canaan 18.24
Bridgewater 17.5
Westport 16.86
Cornwall 16.7
Darien 16.47
Roxbury 15.85
Sharon 14.4
Warren 14.25
Washington 14.25
Greenwich 11.682
Salisbury 11.6

For a complete list of 2020 mill rates, including additional taxes for a local fire department or association, click here