Taxes in Middletown
Middletown's tax picture combines a real, elevated city-specific property tax rate with Connecticut's own statewide graduated income tax and flat sales tax.
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Learn moreA real, elevated and recently-rising property tax rate
Middletown's effective property tax rate ran approximately 3.54% per Ownwell, above Connecticut's own elevated ~3.05% statewide median; the city's mill rate rose from 36.8 to 38.9 between FY2024-25 and FY2025-26, a real, current increase.
Connecticut's graduated income tax
Connecticut's top marginal income tax rate runs 6.99% across seven real, graduated brackets -- not a flat tax -- and applies to Middletown residents exactly as it does statewide.
A flat, uniform sales tax
Connecticut's flat 6.35% state sales tax (7.75% on certain luxury goods) applies uniformly in Middletown, since Connecticut has no local-option sales tax.
Key takeaways
- Middletown's effective property tax rate (~3.54%) runs above Connecticut's own elevated statewide median.
- Middletown's mill rate rose from 36.8 to 38.9 between FY2024-25 and FY2025-26, a real, current increase.
- Connecticut's top income tax rate (6.99%) and flat 6.35% sales tax apply uniformly to Middletown residents.
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