[garryemalone]

For retirees, what are the Connecticut cities with cheapest taxes?

[JayCT]

This is something that can be difficult to assess. It depends on what you are looking for and what you are willing to pay for it. A friend was looking in the Hartford area and found taxes in Manchester to be reasonable. I have also noticed that taxes in Burlington and Bolton seem more reasonable too. Pretty much stay away from urban areas like Hartford and Bridgeport. Taxes in these place are usually high. The best way to determine this is to look at real estate listings in your price range in different towns and compare the taxes. Jay

[CrissCT]

From what I remember of our house hunting, East Hampton taxes were also relatively low. Any of the more rural towns seem to be a little lower than the suburbs, so Burlington as Jay mentioned or Harwinton. If you want more of a small city or suburb maybe Torrington or Middletown.

[kidyankee764]

The cities with the cheapest taxes are in the SW corner (Greenwich, Darien). But those are also the towns with the highest home prices. The cities with the highest taxes will be Bridgeport, West Haven, etc.

[JViello]

Woodstock. Has a millrate of about 12 and real estate prices are not high by CT standards.

[Jessica Beganski]

In Hartford area, Farmington, Berlin, Southington, and Bristol are lower.

Keep in mind, that it isn't just mill rate, it's also assessed value in calculating taxes.

Also keep in mind what services you may want as a retiree. Manchester may be a little more expensive but they also have a large senior center which provides transportation.

[Silli]

In order to compare tax rates from one town to another you need to look at the equalized mill rate, which takes into account the proportion of market value reflected in assessed values, which differs from town to town. A ranking for 2005-2006 is available here. As a previous poster noted, though, the most expensive places tend to have the highest tax rates (they have a very large tax base per capita) so it's more about finding a balance between taxes and other costs.

[brasscitybluenwhite]

hey are the real estate agents on this board required to identify themselves? jw

[Rich Lee]

Originally Posted by brasscitybluenwhite

hey are the real estate agents on this board required to identify themselves? jw

I don't believe so, but we can opt to identify ourselves as such (house icon to the right of our "name"). If we do identify ourselves as such in a post, we can't advertise per se.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Silli

A ranking for 2005-2006 is available here. As a previous poster noted, though, the most expensive places tend to have the highest tax rates (they have a very large tax base per capita) so it's more about finding a balance between taxes and other costs.

I am not sure that this link gives you correct information. I just compared one town I know to Glastonbury and it said glastonbury is lower. I know that is not true. I also agree with Jessica to be careful to understand that lower taxes usually mean less services (I know that this is not always true). Good luck, Jay