Connecticut · County property tax · ACS 2024
Capitol Planning Region Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Capitol Planning Region pays $6,454 a year, an effective rate of 1.99%, far above the U.S. average.
- $6,454
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.99%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +224%
- vs U.S. average
- #2 of 9
- rank in CT
The verdict
Homeowners in Capitol Planning Region pay a median $6,454 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.99%, more affordable than 3% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $6,454
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.99%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3047 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +224%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($323,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Connecticut. Population: 977,290. Owner-occupied homes: 257,054.
The median annual property tax in Capitol Planning Region is $6,454, which is 3% lower than the Connecticut state average and 224% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.99% on a median home value of $323,700. Property taxes represent 6.9% of the median household income in this county.
Why Capitol Planning Region's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Capitol Planning Region pay a median annual property tax of $6,454, far above the national median and modestly below the Connecticut state median. On a $323,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.99% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Capitol Planning Region run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 6.9% of the $93,394 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate is a national headwind
Capitol Planning Region's 1.99% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 97% pay more.
Decision signal 4
Low among Connecticut counties by effective rate
Capitol Planning Region ranks #2 of 9 counties in Connecticut by effective rate (78% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 1.0%, from $6,390 to $6,454. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Capitol Planning Region as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
Very little moved here between 2022 and 2024: the typical bill went from $6,303 to $6,454, a change of 2%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 230,390 of 257,054 owner-occupied homes (89.6%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 6.9% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Capitol Planning Region Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Capitol Planning Region homeowners, 230,390 of 257,054 owner-occupied homes (89.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 1.9% (4,912)
- $800 to $1,499 1.8% (4,533)
- $1,500 to $1,999 1.2% (3,205)
- $2,000 to $2,999 3.8% (9,744)
- $3,000 or more 89.6% (230,390)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
4,270 homes here (1.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Connecticut handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Capitol Planning Region pay about the same bill, a 2% gap.
Capitol Planning Region's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Capitol Planning Region's SPIKE ACS 2024 figure.
Capitol Planning Region's median bill is 3% below the Connecticut median and 224% above the U.S. median.
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.99%, Capitol Planning Region sits in the top 3% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $6,454 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Capitol Planning Region vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Capitol Planning Region | Connecticut Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 6.9% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Is Capitol Planning Region's $6,454 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Capitol Planning Region's $6,454 ACS median (SPIKE), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $645/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Connecticut.
Capitol Planning Region bill trail · SPIKE
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,454 +1.0% | 1.99% |
| 2023 | $6,390 +1.4% | 2.14% |
| 2022 | $6,303 | 2.22% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Capitol Planning Region: tax takes 6.9% of income
Counties near Capitol Planning Region's median bill
On effective rate, Capitol Planning Region sits nearest Carroll County (IL), Grundy County (IL), Henry County (IL).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Capitol Planning Region: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40,830 of 492,650 returns from Capitol Planning Region reported real estate taxes, averaging $8,203 - 32% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Connecticut
Capitol Planning Region bill FAQs
- How does Capitol Planning Region property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Capitol Planning Region run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.99% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut?
- The median annual property tax in Capitol Planning Region is $6,454, an effective rate of 1.99% on a $323,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Capitol Planning Region?
- Property taxes in Capitol Planning Region run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 6.9% of the $93,394 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Capitol Planning Region?
- Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut scores F (14/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at B+ (+$125). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
What to do with Capitol Planning Region's SPIKE bill
Capitol Planning Region's $6,454 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 6.9% of Capitol Planning Region's $93,394 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Capitol Planning Region's SPIKE median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.99%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $6,454/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Capitol Planning Region
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Capitol Planning Region (PEAK · SPIKE), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK SPIKE
San Benito County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $6,441/yr (near-tied bill ABS $13); rate 0.81% vs Capitol Planning Region 1.99%.
Essex County, MA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $6,430/yr (near-tied bill ABS $24); rate 1.04% vs Capitol Planning Region 1.99%.
Dane County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $6,420/yr (near-tied bill ABS $34); rate 1.63% vs Capitol Planning Region 1.99%.
Plymouth County, MA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $6,502/yr (near-tied bill ABS $48); rate 1.17% vs Capitol Planning Region 1.99%.
Connecticut county set
State ACS overview for every published Connecticut county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Capitol Planning Region stamps PEAK · SPIKE - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Capitol Planning Region (PEAK · SPIKE) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.