Taxes in Fairfield
Fairfield's tax picture requires an honest explanation this record gives directly: a falling headline mill rate that does not necessarily mean a falling tax bill.
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Learn moreA real revaluation, not a real tax cut
Fairfield's FY2026-27 municipal mill rate dropped sharply from 28.39 to 19.19 -- but this reflects a real, completed 2025 state-required property revaluation that reset assessed values upward, not a genuine reduction in the town's tax burden.
What this means for your specific bill
Whether any individual home's actual tax bill rises, falls, or stays flat depends entirely on how that specific property's assessment changed relative to the rest of town -- confirm your own property's new assessment directly rather than assuming the falling rate helps you.
Connecticut's real, graduated income tax
Connecticut's top marginal state income tax rate runs a real, current 6.99%, with no local income tax anywhere in the state, and Social Security genuinely exempt below AGI thresholds.
Key takeaways
- Fairfield's mill-rate drop (28.39 to 19.19) reflects a real 2025 revaluation, not a genuine tax cut.
- Confirm your own property's new post-revaluation assessment directly -- some bills rose even as the rate fell.
- Connecticut's 6.99% top income tax rate applies statewide, with Social Security exempt below AGI thresholds.
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