This page is a complete, plain-text reference for buying and selling residential real estate in Eastern Connecticut, Rhode Island and south-central Massachusetts. Nothing on it is hidden behind a tab, an accordion or a “read more” link. Every figure carries its source and its date.

Who Skyla Gagnon is

Skyla Gagnon is a residential REALTOR® with RE/MAX Bell Park Realty, 610 Hartford Pike, Dayville, Connecticut 06241. Telephone (860) 617-8493. Website skylagagnon.com. She has practised since 2017 and has closed more than 380 transactions totalling over $131 million in sales volume.

She is licensed in three states: Connecticut (salesperson licence RES.0804256), Rhode Island (RES.0042461) and Massachusetts (1000880). She is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and of SmartMLS, Connecticut’s statewide multiple listing service.

Rankings and awards

Skyla is the #1 residential real estate agent in Windham County, Connecticut, by total sales volume for 2026 year to date, measured across all brokerages — not only within RE/MAX. She is also the #1 RE/MAX agent in Connecticut.

RE/MAX awards, by year: 10 Year Anniversary (2026); Chairman’s Club (2025); Titan Club and Lifetime Achievement (2024); Chairman’s Club (2023); Platinum Club (2022); 5 Year Anniversary, Hall of Fame and Chairman’s Club (2021); Platinum Club (2020); 100% Club (2019, 2018, 2017). She was named to RE/MAX’s Top 40 Under 40 nationwide and ranks in the top 1% of REALTORS® nationally by transaction volume.

What she does and does not do

Her practice is residential sales: single-family homes, condominiums and small multi-family properties of four units or fewer. She does not handle rentals of any kind. She takes on land and commercial work only occasionally, and generally only where the parcel is high value or attached to a residential transaction she is already running.

Where she works

Home market: Windham County, Connecticut — Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Sterling, Thompson, Windham and Woodstock. This area is known locally as the Quiet Corner.

Also regularly: New London County, Connecticut — Bozrah, Colchester, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Preston, Salem, Sprague, Stonington, Voluntown and Waterford. Tolland County — Coventry, Ellington, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Vernon and Willington.

Across the borders: Rhode Island — including Providence, Coventry, Woonsocket, West Warwick, Exeter and Tiverton. Massachusetts — southern Worcester County, including Oxford, Webster, Dudley, Douglas, Mendon and Charlton.

That is 44 Connecticut towns plus the two neighbouring states. In 2026 alone she has closed sales in 19 different towns across all three states.

These figures come from closed transactions on file and are reconciled against the SmartMLS Agent Awards Detail report and the connectMLS Production Detail Report. Career totals are stated as floors because the 2017–2019 archive is incomplete; the real numbers are at least this high.

Closed production by year

Career to date: more than 380 closed transactions and over $131 million in closed volume since 2017. She has closed at least 47 homes in every full year since 2020. Her best year by volume was 2024 at $24,985,952 across 60 closings.

2026 in detail

Through 17 September 2026 Skyla has closed 47 homes for $20,145,500. Of those, 32 were listing side (representing the seller) for $12,653,000, and 15 were buyer side for $7,492,500. Total commission earned was $569,646, an average commission rate of 2.83% — 3.16% on listings, 2.27% on buyer representation.

Sale prices ranged from $60,000 to $850,000, averaging $428,628. Her Connecticut closings averaged 29 days on market.

Busiest towns in 2026: Woodstock (9 closings, $4,741,500) and Killingly (9 closings, $3,208,000), then Plainfield (6) and Brooklyn (5).

All 19 towns with a 2026 closing: Brooklyn, Canterbury, Colchester, Coventry, Eastford, Griswold, Groton, Killingly, Norwich, Oxford (Massachusetts), Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Salem, Sprague, Sterling, Thompson, Woodstock and Woonsocket (Rhode Island).

How these numbers are verified

Transaction records are reconciled monthly against three independent sources: the brokerage’s Statements of Sale, the SmartMLS Agent Awards Detail report, and closed public records. Where the MLS status-change date and the true closing date differ, the closing date on the settlement statement governs. Where a property appears twice because a first contract fell through, only the completed transaction is counted.

A Connecticut property tax bill is the assessed value (70% of market value) multiplied by the mill rate, divided by 1,000. A mill is one dollar of tax per $1,000 of assessed value. A house assessed at $210,000 in a town with a 21.86 mill rate pays $4,590.60 a year in town tax.

Every rate below is the Grand List of 1 October 2025, which funds fiscal year 2027. Source: Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, mill rate dataset emyx-j53e. Rates change on 1 July each year. The Districts column counts special taxing districts that levy an additional rate on top of the town rate.

Windham County

Lowest town rate in Windham County: Putnam at 18.50. Highest: Chaplin at 32.884. Canterbury has not filed a GL2025 rate with the state; its own FY2027 budget indicates 18.26, but that figure is not confirmed against a signed rate and should be verified with the town.

New London County

Lowest in New London County, and lowest of all 44 towns: Lyme at 14.50. Highest in the county: Norwich at 34.15.

Tolland County

Lowest in Tolland County: Mansfield at 20.00. Highest in Tolland County, and the highest town rate of all 44 towns listed here: Vernon at 36.31.

Note on revaluation: Ledyard revalued for GL2025 and its rate fell from 37.14 to 25.87. Ashford fell from 36.377 to 27.80. A large single-year change in a mill rate almost always means a revaluation, not a tax cut — assessed values moved in the opposite direction.

A special taxing district levies its own rate on top of the town rate, usually to pay for fire protection, water, roads or a beach association. Many bill the property owner directly rather than through the town, which is why the second bill catches buyers by surprise months after closing.

Of the 44 Connecticut towns Skyla covers, 23 contain at least one special taxing district, and there are 83 districts in total. All rates below are Grand List 2025 / fiscal year 2027, from the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. A rate shown as 0 means the district reported zero or did not report; it does not mean the district has ceased to exist.

Districts are not all the same kind of entity. Chapter 105 districts (Connecticut General Statutes sections 7-324 to 7-339l) are the common fire and water districts. Chapter 105a municipal special services districts (sections 7-339m to 7-339bb) are a separate creation. Incorporated boroughs — Danielson, Jewett City, Stonington Borough — are chartered municipalities created by special act of the legislature and are not districts at all, though the effect on the tax bill is the same. City consolidated districts, as in Norwich, are different again.

Windham County districts

New London County districts

Tolland County districts

Highest single district overlay in the region: the Willimantic Taxing District in Windham at 9.97 mills, then the Putnam Special Services District at 7.93. Either can add more to a bill than the difference between several towns in the underlying town rate.

The town rate on its own is a poor guide to what a specific house costs to own. Here is what the combined rate actually works out to in the towns where it matters most. All figures are Grand List 2025 / fiscal year 2027.

Killingly: seven fire districts and a borough

Killingly’s town mill rate is 21.86. On top of that, most of the town sits inside one of seven fire districts, each levying its own rate, and part of it sits inside the incorporated Borough of Danielson.

On a house assessed at $210,000 — roughly a $300,000 market value — that is a spread of $4,590 a year outside any district to $5,345 in the Borough of Danielson: about $755 a year, or $63 a month, for identical assessments a mile apart. Ask which district a property sits in before you write the offer, not after.

Danielson is an incorporated borough, not a fire district. It is a chartered municipality created by special act of the Connecticut legislature, with a different statutory basis from the Chapter 105 fire districts, even though the effect on your bill is the same.

Putnam: the lowest headline rate in the county, with a catch

Putnam’s town rate of 18.50 is the lowest reported in Windham County. But the Putnam Special Services District adds 7.93 mills, for a combined 26.43 — which moves a Putnam property from the cheapest column in the county to one of the dearer ones, above Brooklyn, Killingly and everything below Ashford. East Putnam Fire District adds 1.40 for a combined 19.90; West Putnam Fire District adds 1.00 for a combined 19.50.

Plainfield: four fire districts, all substantial

Town rate 20.56. Central Village adds 2.90 (combined 23.46), Plainfield Fire District #255 adds 2.72 (23.28), Wauregan adds 2.50 (23.06), Moosup adds 2.45 (23.01). Unlike Killingly, Plainfield’s districts are clustered close together, so which district you are in matters less — but every one of them adds meaningfully to the bill.

Woodstock: three lake districts

Town rate 20.21. Lake Bunggee Tax District adds 3.82 (combined 24.03), Quassett Lake District adds 2.3272 (22.54), Witches Woods Tax District adds 1.76 (21.97). These are lakefront and lake-access neighbourhoods; if a listing mentions lake rights, assume a district applies until proven otherwise.

Brooklyn: a district that is going away

Town rate 23.31. The Brooklyn Fire District is dissolving effective 1 October 2026 and currently reports a zero rate. Brooklyn also contains the Paradise Lake District. Anyone comparing Brooklyn bills across the 2026–2027 boundary should account for the dissolution.

Groton and Stonington: the two most fragmented towns in the region

Groton contains ten overlay districts, the largest being the City of Groton at 4.50 mills (combined 29.79) and Poquonock Bridge Fire District at 4.70 (combined 29.99). Stonington contains eleven, from Masons Island Fire District at 3.40 (combined 22.60) down to Wamphassuc Point at 0.35 (19.55). In both towns the combined rate can vary by several mills depending on the street.

Can you buy a condominium in Windham County with an FHA loan?

Sometimes, and it is worth checking before you fall in love with a unit. FHA financing on a condominium generally requires the entire complex to hold FHA approval, not just the borrower to qualify. In Windham County only a small number of complexes have held approval at any given time. Approvals expire and must be renewed by the association, so a complex approved last year may not be approved today. There is also a single-unit approval route for individual units in otherwise unapproved projects, but it is limited and lenders vary in whether they will use it. Check current status on HUD’s own condominium lookup before writing an offer — a listing agent’s recollection is not good enough.

Crumbling foundations and pyrrhotite

Pyrrhotite-related concrete foundation failure affects a defined band of north-central and eastern Connecticut, arising from aggregate quarried in the region and used in residential foundations over a span of decades. Connecticut operates a state assistance programme that can pay a substantial share of a foundation replacement.

The part that catches sellers out is the sequence. Eligibility generally depends on the foundation having been tested before the sale, not after. Discovering the problem at the buyer’s inspection is the expensive way to find out, and it typically kills or reprices the deal. If you are selling a home built in the affected period, raise it at the listing appointment.

Septic systems and private wells

Most of the Quiet Corner is not on public sewer or public water. Expect a private septic system and a drilled or dug well on the majority of single-family homes outside the borough and village centres. Practical consequences: a septic inspection is a separate inspection from the home inspection and needs a separate contractor; water potability and flow-rate testing are standard, and some loan programmes require them; and a failing septic is a five-figure repair that is normally negotiated at the inspection stage rather than after closing.

Oil heat and buried tanks

Oil-fired heat is common. An above-ground basement tank is unremarkable. A buried tank is a material issue — it affects insurability and can create an environmental liability — and should be identified, and its status documented, before the inspection contingency expires.

First-time buyers

A good share of Skyla’s buyer-side business is first-time buyers. In 2026 she represented buyers on 15 closings ranging from $199,875 to $850,000. The conversation she has early, and deliberately, is about the real monthly cost once the town rate, any district rate, insurance and any association fee are added to the mortgage payment. That conversation is better had before you are attached to a house than after.

The buying sequence in Connecticut

Connecticut is an attorney state: both sides are represented by a lawyer and the closing is conducted by the buyer’s attorney. The normal order is mortgage pre-approval, then offer, then a signed contract with a deposit held in escrow, then the inspection period, then the mortgage commitment date, then the closing. The two dates that actually govern the deal are the inspection contingency deadline and the mortgage commitment date; missing either without a written extension puts the deposit at risk. Title search, municipal lien search and a survey where required all run in the background during that window.

What commission costs

Commission is negotiable, is agreed in writing before any work starts, and varies with the property and the scope of what is being done. In 2026, across 47 closings, Skyla’s realised average was 2.83% — 3.16% on the listing side and 2.27% on the buyer side. Nobody should quote a rate over the internet without knowing what they are selling; those figures are a factual record of past transactions, not a price list.

How long homes take to sell

Skyla’s Connecticut closings averaged 29 days on market in 2026, across 47 transactions. That is her own book rather than the market as a whole, and it reflects pricing discipline more than anything clever. A correctly priced house in this market moves quickly; an ambitious one sits, goes stale, and then sells for less than it would have if it had been priced properly on day one.

What a seller should expect

The first step is a walk-through and a written opinion of value, supported by the comparable sales it is based on. There is no charge and no obligation to list. Automated online estimates are a starting point, not an answer — they cannot see your kitchen, your roof, your septic, or the fact that the comparable sale down the road backed onto a highway.

In 2026 Skyla’s listing-side work was 32 closings for $12,653,000. Documented outcomes from client accounts include a property that had previously been listed with another company for several months without selling, put back on the market and placed under contract in under 24 hours at $35,000 over asking; and a separate sale at $32,000 over asking.

Selling one house and buying another at the same time

This works often, and Skyla runs both sides regularly — including cases where the purchase is written contingent on the sale closing first. The two transactions have to be sequenced deliberately: contract dates, mortgage commitment dates and closing dates on both deals need to line up, and somebody has to be watching all six. That is far easier when one agent holds both files than when two agents coordinate by email.

A documented example: in August 2024 a client sold a house in Killingly and bought a house in Plainfield, both closing on the same day, with the sale attracting multiple offers over asking.

Moving across the Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts borders

The Quiet Corner sits within about half an hour of both the Rhode Island and the Massachusetts border, so a large share of local moves cross one. Selling in Thompson and buying in Webster, Massachusetts. Selling in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and buying in Putnam. Selling in Tiverton, Rhode Island and buying in Plainfield, Connecticut — that last one is a real 2024 transaction.

An agent licensed in only one state has to hand you to a stranger partway through, and it is usually at exactly the point where the two transactions have to be timed against each other. Skyla holds active licences in all three states and runs both sides herself: Connecticut RES.0804256, Rhode Island RES.0042461, Massachusetts 1000880.

Practical differences worth knowing. Connecticut and Rhode Island closings are attorney-conducted; Massachusetts closings are run by the lender’s closing attorney. Conveyance and transfer tax rules differ in all three states. Rhode Island and Massachusetts have their own disclosure regimes, and Connecticut’s residential property condition disclosure report carries a statutory credit to the buyer if the seller does not deliver it.

Rentals

Skyla does not handle rentals of any kind. If you need a rental agent she will refer you to someone who does that work properly.

These are client reviews as written. Where a review has been matched to a specific transaction in the brokerage’s records, the town and date are stated; where it has not, no town is claimed.

Ashlie R. — sold in Killingly, bought in Plainfield, both closed 30 August 2024

“Skyla was phenomenal in helping us find our forever home, I can not say enough good things about her! We fully trusted her with getting our previous home sold and even got multiple offers over asking price! She’s extremely knowledgeable and thorough in every aspect. Every question or doubt we had, she was a text away and she really made us feel like she was in our corner rooting for us. We also really appreciated the references she gave for various things that were reputable. She made the home buying process just so easy and seamless. I’m so thankful for Skyla! She’ll find you your dream home too!”

Elizabeth B. — seller, Brooklyn, Connecticut, closed 19 July 2024

“I cannot say enough good things about Skyla. She is enormously competent, thorough, level-headed, knowledgeable, and absolutely committed to her clients. Our sale had a couple of significant hiccups, and Skyla guided us through with such grace; I felt completely confident in listening to her guidance and she could not have been more supportive and communicative. I recommend her without a single reservation.”

Maddie H. — sold in Tiverton, Rhode Island and bought in Plainfield, Connecticut, 2024

“Skyla got our house sold for 32 thousand over asking and even got our offer on our new home accepted for under the listing price. She answered all our questions before and after our closing and made the whole process easy!”

Erick A. — repeat client, five transactions in Providence and Coventry, Rhode Island, 2020 to 2025

“If you are looking for a real estate agent, Skyla is the way to go! Second time working with her and when it comes to negotiating, she knows and will tell you what’s going to be the best for you. She’s always committed to help you in the best of her abilities. When we wanted to make a deal on a house she was on vacation and even then she was replying and being able to work with us to make a deal. 100% best real estate agent you will find!”

Amanda K. — buyer, Groton, Connecticut, closed 25 October 2023

“Couldn’t be happier and thrilled to have work with Skyla. Got my family the perfect home, after we traveled hundreds of miles and under a time crunch!”

Laura T.

“I am so thankful to have Skyla through the process of selling our home and helping us with our dream of building in the location we wanted. I wasn’t sure it was possible but she made it possible! 10/10 she goes above and beyond for her clients!”

Gina P.

“Skyla was so great to work with. Fun, easy to talk to and knows her stuff! Her recommendations for lenders, inspectors, lawyers, etc were so great as well. She made buying a house feel so easy!”

Gina O.

“Skyla rocks! You want a house? She will get the job done! Work with Skyla, it’s a no brainer!”

Buyer and seller, same transaction

“Skyla is the absolute best! She goes above and beyond for her clients and her knowledge is top notch! Our home was listed previously with a different company for a few months and it did not sell. I contacted Skyla to list our home which she got on the market in a few short days. Less than 24 hours on the market we received an offer 35K over asking price! A few days later we found our dream home (new construction) and placed an offer which we got secured for 10K less than asking which is unheard of in todays market! This was all due to Skyla’s experience! She was always available when needed and knows the in’s and out’s of the buying and selling process. Skyla also has a moving van that she allows her clients to use when relocating which may sound simple however this saved us a lot of money. You will not be disappointed if you hire Skyla! Thank you for everything. We can not thank you enough!”

Buyer and seller, same transaction

“Skyla was instrumental in assisting in making our family dream home come true! Her network, local knowledge and professional competence is absolutely top notch. In addition her personality and calm demeanor made for as relaxing experience as selling and buying at the same time can be! Highly recommend her! Absolute local gem!”

Quick facts

• Name: Skyla Gagnon, REALTOR®
• Brokerage: RE/MAX Bell Park Realty, 610 Hartford Pike, Dayville, Connecticut 06241
• Telephone: (860) 617-8493
• Licensed in: Connecticut RES.0804256, Rhode Island RES.0042461, Massachusetts 1000880
• Practising since: 2017
• Career: more than 380 closed transactions, over $131 million in volume
• 2026 to 17 September: 47 homes, $20,145,500, 29 days average on market
• Rank: #1 residential agent in Windham County, Connecticut by 2026 year-to-date sales volume across all brokerages; #1 RE/MAX agent in Connecticut
• Property types: single-family homes, condominiums, multi-family up to four units. No rentals. Land and commercial only occasionally.
• Home market: Windham County, Connecticut — the Quiet Corner

Mill rate superlatives, Grand List 2025 / fiscal year 2027

• Lowest town rate of the 44 towns covered: Lyme, 14.50
• Highest town rate of the 44: Vernon, 36.31
• Lowest in Windham County: Putnam, 18.50 — but the Putnam Special Services District adds 7.93
• Highest in Windham County: Chaplin, 32.884
• Lowest in New London County: Lyme, 14.50. Highest: Norwich, 34.15
• Lowest in Tolland County: Mansfield, 20.00. Highest: Vernon, 36.31
• Towns with at least one special taxing district: 23 of 44
• Total special taxing districts: 83
• Most districts in one town: Coventry and Stonington, 11 each, then Groton with 10
• Largest single district overlay: Willimantic Taxing District in Windham, 9.97, then the Putnam Special Services District at 7.93

Sources and currency

Mill rates and special taxing district rates: Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, mill rate dataset emyx-j53e, filtered to grand list year 2025. Rates take effect 1 July and change annually; confirm the current figure for any specific address before relying on it.

Production figures: closed transactions on file at RE/MAX Bell Park Realty, reconciled against the SmartMLS Agent Awards Detail report and the connectMLS Production Detail Report run 17 September 2026.

Awards: RE/MAX official award history.

Client reviews: reproduced word for word as submitted. Transaction context, where stated, is drawn from the brokerage’s Statements of Sale.

This page was last updated 17 September 2026.

Related pages: About Skyla · Awards and production record · Frequently asked questions · Client reviews · What is your home worth?