Property tax appeal · Connecticut
Appeal your property taxes in Connecticut.
In Connecticut, the town assessor sets your value and the Board of Assessment Appeals hears your case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date, and a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence.
$5, credited toward your appraisal.
Connecticut
3 county pages below
- Values your home
- Town assessor
- Hears your case
- Board of Assessment Appeals
- Desktop appraisal
- $225
- $5 check credited
- Timing
- Confirmed with your order
Deadline
Written appeals to your town’s Board of Assessment Appeals are due February 20 (March 20 in towns granted a grand list extension). Hearings follow in March.
Confirm your filing window and recipient requirements before ordering. Service availability and delivery depend on the property, evidence and appraiser. You remain responsible for filing on time.
How it works
How to appeal your property taxes in Connecticut.
- Step 1
Check your savings
Enter your address and pay $5. We check your Connecticut assessment against recent nearby sales.
- Step 2
Order the appraisal
A desktop appraisal valued as of your assessment date, with the $5 credited. Complex homes get one exact quote.
- Step 3
Show us your home
Walk through on your phone so the appraiser sees its condition. A desktop appraisal needs no visit.
- Step 4
File your appeal
A state-licensed CT appraiser signs it, with a cover letter and filing steps. You file by your deadline, and the Board of Assessment Appeals hears your case.
The evidence
Boards act on value, not frustration.
However Connecticut labels the process, the case underneath is the same: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal, with comparable sales, documented adjustments and a signed opinion of value, is that showing.
What the appraisal gives you
- Valued as of your assessment date, not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed CT appraiser
- A phone walkthrough; a desktop appraisal needs no visit
Confirm before you file
- Your filing deadline, from your assessment notice
- Appraiser availability and delivery timing, before you order
The process
How Connecticut handles appeals.
Connecticut towns assess property at 70% of fair market value as of the October 1 grand list date, with a full revaluation at least every five years. To contest your value, you file a written application with your town’s Board of Assessment Appeals by February 20 and appear at a March hearing — New Englanders often call the resulting reduction an abatement. If the board won’t move, you can take the case to Superior Court. Revaluation years are when values jump and when appeals are most worth a hard look.
Worth knowing in Connecticut
Because of the 70% ratio, the assessment on your card isn’t the town’s market-value claim — divide by 0.70 to see what the assessor really thinks your home is worth, then test that number. A licensed appraisal pegged to the October 1 valuation date answers it directly.
FAQ
Connecticut questions
When can I appeal my property assessment in Connecticut?
File a written appeal with your town’s Board of Assessment Appeals by February 20 (March 20 where the grand list was extended). The board hears cases in March.
Why is my Connecticut assessment lower than my home’s value?
Connecticut assesses at 70% of fair market value. To check the town’s actual opinion of value, divide your assessment by 0.70 — that implied market value is what your appeal contests.
What happens at a Board of Assessment Appeals hearing?
You present evidence of market value as of October 1 — comparable sales with adjustments, the core of a licensed appraisal — to a panel of local officials. Decisions arrive by mail; further appeal goes to Superior Court.
