Everyone Hates Connecticut’s Car Tax, But Change Remains Elusive

Nelida Travaglini‘s 2011 Honda Accord has racked up more than 130,000 miles and has only required more maintenance with age. But according to the state of Connecticut, it’s getting more valuable.

If she lived in Greenwich, one of the richest communities in the US, her bill would be $83, according to a data analysis by Bloomberg Tax. In Hartford, where she lives, it’s $243. And she has two other aging cars to pay taxes on, including the 2003 Accord her husband, Robert, left her when he died in 2020.

Travaglini, 60, a breastfeeding peer counselor, said she has ...