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Fairfield County at a glance

Effective property tax rate: 1.83% of home value / year
Median home price: $708,500
Homeowners insurance (avg/year): $2,298
Conforming loan limit (1-unit, 2026): $977,500

County data last updated 2026-08-28. FIPS 09001. Full source list on /methodology.

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Connecticut at a glance

Median home price: $485,000
Typical closing costs: 2%–4% of price
Transfer tax: 1% of sale price, customarily paid by seller
Closing custom: attorney
Homestead exemption: Connecticut's 'homestead exemption' is NOT an annual property-tax reduction like FL's or TX's — it is a creditor/bankruptcy protection under Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 52-352b, which shields a defined amount of equity in an individual's owner-occupied primary residence from most judgment creditors (it does not protect against foreclosure by a mortgage lender or against IRS/tax liens, and CT does not require recording a homestead declaration the way some other states do). The exemption amount was substantially raised by a 2021 legislative increase (Public Act 21-161, effective Oct. 1, 2021) from a much lower prior figure to $250,000 — this figure is well-established in CT bankruptcy/estate-planning secondary sources but a live, directly-fetchable cga.ct.gov statute page could not be successfully retrieved in this research session (the domain's TLS certificate could not be verified by the fetch tool used), so treat the exact current figure as moderate- rather than high-confidence and recommend a manual statute check before this ships. Separately, Connecticut does offer a genuine annual property-TAX relief program for qualifying elderly (65+) and totally disabled homeowners under CGS Sec. 12-170aa, informally called the 'Circuit Breaker' program, administered by each town with state reimbursement via the Office of Policy and Management — this is income-based and provides a tax credit/reduction, and is a completely different mechanism from the bankruptcy homestead exemption above; specific current income thresholds and credit amounts could not be confirmed on a live portal.ct.gov page in this session (repeated 404s) and are not included here.

First-time buyer / down payment assistance programs

CHFA Homebuyer Mortgage Program
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's primary 30-year fixed-rate first mortgage financing for first-time homebuyers statewide (waived for veterans and buyers in state-designated Targeted Areas), offered as both a Government Insured (FHA/VA/USDA Rural Development) option and a conventional HFA Advantage/HFA Preferred option with reduced mortgage insurance. Applicants must not have owned a primary residence in the prior 3 years (outside Targeted Areas), must occupy the home as their primary residence, and must complete free CHFA-approved homebuyer education before closing. Income and purchase-price limits vary by CHFA's 12 regional planning areas.
CHFA Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP) Loan
Second mortgage for down payment and/or closing costs equal to 4% of the lesser of the sales price or appraised value, with a minimum loan of $3,000 and maximum of $15,000. Interest rate is the lesser of the paired CHFA first-mortgage rate or 5.00% (5.10%-5.50% APR). Must be paired with a CHFA first mortgage (Homebuyer Mortgage Program or HFA Advantage/Preferred) and requires completion of free homebuyer education before closing.