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County tax profile · 2026 · Census ACS + IRS data

Property Tax & Income in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

South Central Connecticut Planning Region has an effective property tax rate of 1.91%. On the median home value of $353,100, that's roughly $6,759 per year. Median household income is $88,197.

Effective Property Tax Rate1
1.91%
median tax $6,759 ÷ median home $353,100
Median Home Value1
$353,100
owner-occupied
Median Household Income1
$88,197
per-capita $49,766
Est. Annual Tax on Median Home1
$6,759
at 1.91% effective rate

What you'll pay, at a glance

Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.

MetricSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut (state context)
Effective property tax rate11.91%1.67%
Median home value1$353,100—
State income tax3top rate 6.99%top rate 6.99%
State sales tax36.35% combined6.35% combined

How this is calculated

The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.

About South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT

In South Central Connecticut, the median home is valued at $353,100, and its owner pays about $6,759 a year in property taxes — an effective rate of 1.914%. Against a median household income of $88,197, that bill equals roughly 7.7 cents of every dollar the household earns. Per-capita income sits at $49,766. The statewide median rate is 1.674%, so this county taxes property more heavily than Connecticut as a whole, ranking 3rd of the state's 9 counties. Nationally, the median effective rate is just 0.794%, less than half of what homeowners here pay. That gap matters because the tax bill consumes a larger slice of local earnings than in most of the country, even though incomes here are not especially high.

Frequently asked questions

What is the property tax rate in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The effective rate is 1.91% — meaning the median tax bill equals about 1.91% of the median home value.
How much are property taxes on a median home?
On the median home ($353,100), the estimated annual bill is about $6,759.
Is South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate high or low?
Compare it to the state median of 1.67% and the national average near 1.1%.
How does the effective rate differ from my mill rate?
A mill rate is the nominal levy per $1,000 of assessed value. The effective rate reflects what you actually pay after exemptions and assessments — it's the median tax bill as a share of median home value, so it better predicts your real cost.
Will a reassessment raise my tax bill?
Not necessarily. If your home's assessed value rises, your bill can go up, but only if the mill rate and exemptions stay flat. Contact the South Central Connecticut Planning Region assessor's office to review your current assessment.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment?
Yes. Most counties allow an appeal when you believe the assessed value exceeds the market value. File with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region assessor within the local deadline, typically with comparable sales as evidence.
Sources
[1] U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year (2023) — Median home value (B25077), median real-estate taxes (B25103), median household income (B19013), per-capita income (B19301).
[2] IRS — Statistics of Income — County income, AGI, and real-estate taxes paid.
[3] Tax Foundation — State income, sales, corporate, and estate/inheritance tax rates.