Connecticut · County property tax · ACS 2024
Western Connecticut Planning Region Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Western Connecticut Planning Region pays $9,295 a year, an effective rate of 1.42%, far above the U.S. average.
- $9,295
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.42%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +366%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 9
- rank in CT
The verdict
Homeowners in Western Connecticut Planning Region pay a median $9,295 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.42%, more affordable than 14% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $9,295
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.42%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2697 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +366%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($652,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Connecticut. Population: 627,071. Owner-occupied homes: 156,319.
The median annual property tax in Western Connecticut Planning Region is $9,295, which is 40% higher than the Connecticut state average and 366% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.42% on a median home value of $652,900. Property taxes represent 7.3% of the median household income in this county.
Why Western Connecticut Planning Region's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Western Connecticut Planning Region pay a median annual property tax of $9,295, far above the national median and well above the Connecticut state median. On a $652,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.42% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Western Connecticut Planning Region run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 7.3% of the $128,188 median household income.
Decision signal 3
High among Connecticut counties by effective rate
Western Connecticut Planning Region ranks #9 of 9 counties in Connecticut by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Western Connecticut Planning Region's 1.42% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 14%).
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 0.8%, from $9,222 to $9,295. 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 Western Connecticut 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 $9,070 to $9,295, 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: 145,666 of 156,319 owner-occupied homes (93.2%) 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 7.3% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Western Connecticut Planning Region homeowners, 145,666 of 156,319 owner-occupied homes (93.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 1.2% (1,929)
- $800 to $1,499 0.9% (1,435)
- $1,500 to $1,999 0.9% (1,370)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.3% (3,667)
- $3,000 or more 93.2% (145,666)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,252 homes here (1.4%) 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Western Connecticut Planning Region's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Western Connecticut Planning Region's SPIKE ACS 2024 figure.
Western Connecticut Planning Region's median bill is 40% above the Connecticut median and 366% above the U.S. median.
A low rate, a bigger bill
Western Connecticut Planning Region taxes property at 1.42%, roughly 22% below the Connecticut average, and still bills a median $9,295, about 40% above the state figure. Because the effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, that combination means local home values run well ahead of the state norm: a gentler rate applied to a larger base.
Western Connecticut Planning Region vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Western Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 7.3% | - | - |
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 Western Connecticut Planning Region's $9,295 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Western Connecticut Planning Region's $9,295 ACS median (SPIKE), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $930/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Connecticut.
Western Connecticut Planning Region bill trail · SPIKE
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,295 +0.8% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | $9,222 +1.7% | 1.47% |
| 2022 | $9,070 | 1.52% |
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.
Western Connecticut Planning Region: tax takes 7.3% of income
Counties near Western Connecticut Planning Region's median bill
On effective rate, Western Connecticut Planning Region sits nearest Marshall County (IA), Morrill County (NE), Beaver County (PA).
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.
Western Connecticut Planning Region: only 18% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 57,160 of 317,030 returns from Western Connecticut Planning Region reported real estate taxes, averaging $15,715 - 56% of those reporters sat in the $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.
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Western Connecticut Planning Region bill FAQs
- How does Western Connecticut Planning Region property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Western Connecticut Planning Region run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.42% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
- The median annual property tax in Western Connecticut Planning Region is $9,295, an effective rate of 1.42% on a $652,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Western Connecticut Planning Region?
- Property taxes in Western Connecticut Planning Region run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 7.3% of the $128,188 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Western Connecticut Planning Region?
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut scores F (12/100) 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 D (+$360). 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region's SPIKE bill
Western Connecticut Planning Region's $9,295 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 7.3% of Western Connecticut Planning Region's $128,188 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Western Connecticut 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: 1.42%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $9,295/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Western Connecticut Planning Region
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Western Connecticut Planning Region (STEEP · SPIKE), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP SPIKE
San Mateo County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $9,519/yr (higher bill ABS $224); rate 0.61% vs Western Connecticut Planning Region 1.42%.
Hudson County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $9,555/yr (higher bill ABS $260); rate 1.77% vs Western Connecticut Planning Region 1.42%.
Lake County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $8,923/yr (lower bill ABS $372); rate 2.58% vs Western Connecticut Planning Region 1.42%.
Mercer County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $8,909/yr (lower bill ABS $386); rate 2.36% vs Western Connecticut Planning Region 1.42%.
Connecticut county set
State ACS overview for every published Connecticut county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Western Connecticut Planning Region stamps STEEP · 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region (STEEP · SPIKE) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.