PA 490 Land Use Values (2020) (PDF)

450 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1379 
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S T A T E  O F  C O N N E C T I C U T  
 
OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 
 
Intergovernmental Policy and Planning Division 
 
 
 
2020 RECOMMENDED LAND USE VALUES 
Effective October 1, 2020 
  
CATEGORY  
STATE-WIDE  
RIVER VALLEY  
Tillable A  
$1,880  
$2,530 
Tillable B  
$1,280 
$1,810 
Tillable C  
$1,110  
$1,690 
Tillable D  
$850 
$1,170  
Orchard E  
$990 
$990  
Pasture F  
$280  
$280 
Swamp, Ledge 
Scrub G 
$40  
$40  
Woodland/Forest 
Land 
$390 
$390 
  
 
River Valley Municipalities   
Bloomfield  
Glastonbury  
South Windsor  
Cromwell  
Granby  
Suffield  
East Granby  
Manchester  
Vernon  
East Hartford  
Portland  
West Hartford  
 East Windsor  
 
Rocky Hill  
     Wethersfield  
Ellington  
Simsbury  
Windsor  
Enfield  
Somers  
Windsor Locks  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

450 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1379 
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CONNECTICUT LAND CLASSIFICATIONS 
 
 
Land Class 
Number 
Land Class 
Type 
Land  
Description 
Soils and  
Limitations 
1 
Tillable A 
Excellent.  
Shade tobacco, ball 
and burlap 
nursery, crop land. 
Light, well drained, sandy loams, 
typically flat or level, no stones. 
2 
Tillable B 
Very Good. 
Binder tobacco, 
vegetables, 
potatoes, crop 
land. 
Light, well drained, sandy loams, 
typically level to slightly rolling, 
may have stones. 
3 
Tillable C 
Very Good to 
Good. Quite level.  
Corn silage, hay, 
vegetables, 
potatoes, crop 
land. 
Moderate heavier soils, level to 
rolling, may have stones. 
 
 
4 
Tillable D 
Good to Fair. 
Moderate to 
considerable slope. 
Hay, corn silage, 
rotation pasture, 
crop land. 
Heavier soils, may be sloped and 
hilly, stones and seasonal wetness 
may be limiting factors. Christmas 
trees.  
5 
Orchard 
Fruit Orchard.  
Well-maintained 
trees for the 
purpose of bearing 
fruit. 
May include grapes and berries. 
6 
Pasture 
Permanent Pasture, 
not tilled, grazing 
for livestock and 
horses. 
May be heavier soils that are too 
wet or stony to till for crops, may 
be wooded area. Christmas trees. 
7 
Swamp, Ledge, 
Scrub Lands 
Wasteland.  
Wetlands, ledge 
outcroppings. 
Non-farmable areas that also 
make up the farm unit. 
8 
Woodland, 
Forest 
Woodland 
associated with the 
farm unit 
Non-farmable areas that also 
make up the farm unit.