Brookfield's mill rate is 29.97 — state data confirms the figure

The official number. Connecticut's Office of Policy and Management publishes a "Mill Rates for FY 2014-2027" dataset, updated October 6, 2026, listing every municipality's rates. For Brookfield, it confirms: 29.97 mills on real and personal property for FY 2027, the fiscal year running July 2026 through June 2027. The motor vehicle rate is also 29.97 — comfortably under the state's 32.46-mill cap for car taxes.

Why it matters. That independently matches the 29.97 figure that appeared in the Board of Finance's May minutes — now confirmed by the state's official database. But if you have ever wondered whether the number your tax bill uses is really the number the state has on file, now you have an answer: yes. A quick refresher on what a mill means. One mill equals $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value. At 29.97 mills, a home assessed at $350,000 carries a municipal tax of about $10,490 before any district charges. (Assessed value is 70 percent of market value in Connecticut, so that $350,000 assessment implies roughly a $500,000 market value.) One caveat. Parts of Brookfield sit in special taxing districts — Candlewood Shores, Hickory Hills, High Meadow, and others — that levy additional rates on top of the town mill rate for lake and community services. If you live in one of those districts, your total mill rate is higher than 29.97. We have updated our standing tax explainer in the content library to reflect the confirmed figure.