VERMONT PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Vermont property tax calculator
Vermont's effective property tax rate is 1.512%: owner-occupiers paid a median $5,039 a year on homes with a median value of $316,600. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $4,536.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $4,536.00
- A month
- $378.00
- Rate
- 1.512%, statewide
Vermont property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison County | 1.474% | $5,690 | $361,200 |
| Bennington County | 1.496% | $4,580 | $279,900 |
| Caledonia County | 1.605% | $4,022 | $227,900 |
| Chittenden County | 1.441% | $6,617 | $439,200 |
| Essex County | 1.452% | $3,035 | $172,500 |
| Franklin County | 1.405% | $4,332 | $306,700 |
| Grand Isle County | 1.332% | $5,195 | $394,100 |
| Lamoille County | 1.385% | $4,785 | $304,700 |
| Orange County | 1.533% | $4,516 | $271,300 |
| Orleans County | 1.428% | $3,692 | $223,400 |
| Rutland County | 1.645% | $4,154 | $229,400 |
| Washington County | 1.641% | $5,498 | $315,000 |
| Windham County | 1.601% | $5,062 | $279,600 |
| Windsor County | 1.645% | $5,458 | $296,400 |
Vermont homestead exemption
- Vermont's property tax credit lowers the bill on a declared homestead by up to $8,000 for 2026, $5,600 against education tax and $2,400 against municipal tax, for 2025 household income up to $115,400.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
Vermont property tax questions
How much is property tax in Vermont?
Vermont's effective property tax rate is 1.512%: owner-occupiers paid a median $5,039 a year on homes with a median value of $316,600. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $4,536.00 a year.
Which county in Vermont has the highest property tax?
Rutland County, with an effective rate of 1.645%; Grand Isle County has the lowest, at 1.332%. On a $300,000 home that is $4,935.00 a year in Rutland County and $3,996.00 in Grand Isle County.
Does Vermont have a homestead exemption?
Vermont's property tax credit lowers the bill on a declared homestead by up to $8,000 for 2026, $5,600 against education tax and $2,400 against municipal tax, for 2025 household income up to $115,400. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a Vermont tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Vermont paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- Vermont Department of Taxes: property tax credit