Property tax in Chittenden County, Vermont

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Chittenden County, Vermont is $6,617 a year, which is about 1.51% of the county's median home value of $439,200. That effective rate is lower than the typical Vermont county (1.65%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Chittenden County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Chittenden County's average effective rate of 1.51% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $6,632 / year

Property tax in Chittenden County at a glance

Chittenden County, Vermont property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$6,617
Median home value	$439,200
Effective tax rate	1.51%
Typical Vermont county rate	1.65%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Chittenden County compare in Vermont?

Among Vermont's 14 counties, Chittenden County has the 12th highest effective property-tax rate: 11 rank higher and 2 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 339th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Vermont county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Chittenden County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Chittenden County's 45,679 owner-occupied homes, 88.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 92.2% pay at least $2,000, and 3% pay under $800. Another 1.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Chittenden County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	1,389	3%
$800 to $1,499	937	2.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	726	1.6%
$2,000 to $2,999	1,840	4%
$3,000 or more	40,302	88.2%
No property tax paid	485	1.1%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $6,637 and owners without one pay $6,566. That is within 10% either way, so in Chittenden County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.

How does the Chittenden County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $6,617 is about 5.3% of the median income of Chittenden County homeowner households, $124,665 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 63.9% of Chittenden County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Chittenden County?

Yes. The median bill went from $5,600 in 2015-2019 to $6,617 in 2020-2024, a 18.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 47.4%, from $297,900 to $439,200. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Chittenden County

Chittenden County borders 7 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Chittenden County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Clinton County, NY	2%	$3,606	$180,600
Washington County, VT	1.75%	$5,498	$315,000
Addison County, VT	1.58%	$5,690	$361,200
Lamoille County, VT	1.57%	$4,785	$304,700
Chittenden County, VT (this county)	1.51%	$6,617	$439,200
Essex County, NY	1.47%	$3,119	$211,900
Franklin County, VT	1.41%	$4,332	$306,700
Grand Isle County, VT	1.32%	$5,195	$394,100

How is a home assessed in Chittenden County?

Vermont sets the assessment rules and Chittenden County applies them. How Vermont assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Chittenden County?

No dollar exemption. Filing Vermont Form HS-122 by April 15 puts your home in the homestead category for the statewide education tax, which is not always the cheaper rate. That is the Vermont rule, and it applies in Chittenden County. Vermont's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Chittenden County?

There is no statewide due date in Vermont. Your town mails one bill a year, generally about 30 days before the first payment is due, and the town decides whether it is paid in one lump sum or in installments; state law lets a town collect in up to four. Payment goes to the town treasurer or tax collector, never to the Department of Taxes.

That is the Vermont rule. Chittenden County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Chittenden County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the your town's listers or assessor (grievance), then the Board of Civil Authority. The filing deadline is typically 14 calendar days after the listers mail their grievance decision. That is the Vermont rule; Chittenden County sets the exact dates and forms. The Vermont appeal process step by step.

Vermont rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Vermont page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Chittenden County, Vermont: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.