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Connecticut Homestead Exemption 2025 — Who Qualifies & Property-Tax Relief

Understand the Connecticut homestead exemption and estimate your property tax with the Connecticut median effective rate. Instant, in your browser.

Free Connecticut homestead exemption calculator for 2025. Enter a home value to estimate annual property tax using the Connecticut median effective rate of 1.81% (U.S. Census/WalletHub 2026) and how Connecticut's homestead relief works (no general homestead exemption). Runs entirely in your browser; no data sent to any server. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

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Does Connecticut have a homestead exemption for everyone?

No. Connecticut has no general homestead exemption; relief is income- and age-gated (e.g. the Circuit Breaker), set locally. Ordinary owner-occupiers do not get a flat general property-tax homestead exemption, so this estimate applies none. Check the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management to see if you qualify for the age/disability program.

Connecticut Homestead Exemption Calculator 2025

A homestead exemption lowers the property tax on your primary residence. Connecticut’s median effective property-tax rate is 1.81% of home value — on the Connecticut median home ($367,000) that is about $6,643 a year (WalletHub ‘Property Taxes by State in 2026’ (U.S. Census Bureau ACS, collected 2026-01-29)).

Important — eligibility: Connecticut has no general homestead exemption; relief is income- and age-gated (e.g. the Circuit Breaker), set locally. So the calculator below shows the full estimated bill (no general exemption applied); enter your value to see your number, and check whether you qualify for the age/disability program.

Enter your home value below. The estimate uses the Connecticut median effective rate, so it is a starting point — your actual bill depends on your county’s millage and assessment. Senior, veteran and disability relief is additional. Everything runs in your browser; no value or personal data is transmitted.

Verify with the authority: confirm the current homestead rules and your local rate with the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management.