While Connecticut is known for high property taxes when compared to the rest of the country, the mill rate varies greatly within the state – from 11.59 mills to 74.29 mills for the 2021 fiscal year. 

Keep reading to learn more about what mill rates are, and what the mill rate is in your town. 

What are Mill Rates?

Mill rates are used to calculate property taxes, with each municipality in charge of setting the 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 $200,000 located in a municipality with a mill rate of 30 mills would have a property tax bill of $6,000 per year.

($250,000 x 30 mills) ÷ 1,000 = $6,000

Below are the Connecticut mill rates by municipality for the 2021 fiscal year, sorted highest to lowest. 

2021 Connecticut Mill Rates

MUNICIPALITY / DISTRICT	FY 2021 Mill Rate
Hartford	74.29
Waterbury	60.21
Bridgeport	53.99
Hamden	51.98
New Britain	50.5
East Hartford	49.92
Naugatuck	47.75
Torrington	46.17
New Haven	43.88
Derby	43.869
Scotland	42.65
Norwich	42.06
West Hartford	41.8
Woodbridge	41.53
Meriden	40.86
Wethersfield	40.69
Plymouth	40.63
Stratford	39.64
Vernon	39.63
Granby	39.61
Newington	39.28
Bolton	38.86
Bristol	38.35
New London	38.19
South Windsor	37.88
Ansonia	37.8
West Haven	37.48
Simsbury	37.09
Glastonbury	36.9
Ashford	36.836
Windham	36.8
Bethany	36.56
Manchester	36.52
Hebron	36.33
Marlborough	36.27
Thomaston	36.13
Tolland	36.05
Seymour	36
Beacon Falls	35.9
Middletown	35.8
Durham	35.78
Sprague	35.75
Andover	35.61
Monroe	35.48
Middlebury	35.1
Bloomfield	35.01
Ledyard	34.97
Stafford	34.93
Newtown	34.76
Trumbull	34.74
East Windsor	34.72
Plainville	34.62
Portland	34.38
East Haven	34.25
Enfield	34.23
Berlin	33.93
Bethel	33.74
Rocky Hill	33.6
North Branford	33.58
Winchester	33.54
Burlington	33.3
Cheshire	33.22
East Granby	33.2
Watertown	33.19
East Hampton	33.14
Wolcott	33.14
Windsor	33.11
Avon	32.9
Colchester	32.84
Redding	32.84
Orange	32.74
Ellington	32.6
Canton	32.59
Chaplin	32.5
Montville	32.38
Weston	32.37
Guilford	32.31
Middlefield	32.23
Salem	32.2
Sterling	31.94
Haddam	31.69
Prospect	31.6
Mansfield	31.38
Clinton	31.25
Coventry	31.17
Easton	31
Colebrook	30.9
Barkhamsted	30.77
North Haven	30.72
New Hartford	30.63
Southington	30.63
New Fairfield	30.58
East Haddam	30.44
Cromwell	30.33
Deep River	29.99
Willington	29.99
Brookfield	29.65
North Stonington	29.5
Columbia	29.33
Voluntown	29.21
Wallingford	29.19
Woodbury	29.17
Griswold	29.1
Southbury	29.1
Union	28.99
Branford	28.92
Brooklyn	28.92
New Milford	28.68
Suffield	28.64
Chester	28.62
East Lyme	28.36
Madison	28.35
Plainfield	28.33
North Canaan	28.25
Lebanon	28.2
Ridgefield	28.12
Harwinton	28
Farmington	27.97
Waterford	27.87
Litchfield	27.7
Milford	27.68
Danbury	27.6
Hartland	27.5
Wilton	27.4616
Somers	27.37
Bozrah	27
Preston	26.9
Fairfield	26.79
Pomfret	26.76
Killingworth	26.72
Bethlehem	26.71
Canterbury	26.4
Norfolk	25.98
Windsor Locks	25.83
Canaan	25.7
Eastford	25.61
Hampton	25.5
Morris	25.17
Groton	25.11
Westbrook	25
Killingly	24.64
Woodstock	24.5
Thompson	24.23
Norwalk	23.956
Oxford	23.84
Stonington	23.36
Lisbon	23.23
Franklin	23.22
Old Lyme	23.2
Shelton	22.42
Essex	21.81
Putnam	20.84
Old Saybrook	20.05
Lyme	19.95
Goshen	19.6
Sherman	19.11
Kent	18.61
New Canaan	18.164
Bridgewater	17.5
Westport	16.71
Cornwall	16.7
Darien	16.33
Roxbury	15.8
Sharon	14.4
Warren	14.25
Washington	14.25
Salisbury	11.6
Greenwich	11.59

For a complete list of 2021 mill rates, including additional taxes for special districts, click here. 

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