Sales tax in Chittenden County, Vermont
There is no single sales tax rate in Chittenden County. It runs from 6% to 7% depending on the exact address, because Vermont counties cannot levy a sales tax and the cities inside Chittenden County set their own. The 6% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing. These rates were read from Vermont's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Chittenden County?
| Vermont state rate | 6% |
|---|---|
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 6% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 7% |
The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Chittenden County, so the rows above do not add up to them.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Chittenden County?
At 6%, a $100 purchase carries $6.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $60.00, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 7%, the same purchases carry $7.00 and $70.00. That is general merchandise; Vermont taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Every county in Vermont has the same 6% floor. See every Vermont county.
Sales tax in counties next to Chittenden County
Chittenden County borders 7 counties, 2 of them in another state.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Clinton County, NY | 8% |
| Essex County, NY | 8% |
| Addison County, VT | 6% to 7% |
| Franklin County, VT | 6% to 7% |
| Grand Isle County, VT | 6% |
| Lamoille County, VT | 6% to 7% |
| Washington County, VT | 6% to 7% |
| Chittenden County, VT (this county) | 6% to 7% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Vermont's state sales tax is 6 percent and no Vermont county levies a sales tax. Under 24 V.S.A. section 138 the power to adopt a 1 percent local option sales tax is granted to municipalities only, so this county's 0 is a matter of law rather than a choice it made. The Department lists 7 municipalities in Chittenden County collecting the 1 percent local option sales tax today: Burlington, Colchester, City of Essex Junction, Shelburne, South Burlington, Williston and Winooski. Every other municipality in the county sits at the bare 6 percent, so the combined rate here runs from 6 percent to 7 percent depending on the address, and there is no single county figure. Use the Department's Local Option Tax Finder for a specific address, because Vermont local option boundaries follow municipal lines and not ZIP codes or USPS town names. Vermont municipalities may separately adopt 1 percent local option taxes on meals, rooms and alcoholic beverages; those are different taxes and none of them is counted in this range. Clothing and most grocery food are exempt from Vermont sales tax outright, and local option tax rides on the same base, so an exempt item stays exempt in a local option town.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Chittenden County?
Use Vermont's own address lookup. In Chittenden County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 6% to 7%.
Who has to collect sales tax in Chittenden County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Vermont collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Vermont's economic nexus threshold. Vermont sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax calculator
Tax on a specific purchase at this county's rate, and the total you will actually pay.
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Do you have to collect?
Whether your sales into Vermont cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Chittenden County
The other local tax: effective rate and median bill for this county.
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Sales tax by county
Every US county, and how Vermont compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Chittenden County rates: Vermont Department of Taxes, Local Option Tax, the table of municipalities that have a 1 percent Local Option Sales Tax with per municipality effective dates, read September 9, 2026, https://tax.vermont.gov/business/local-option-tax
- Collected and verified September 9, 2026. Confidence: P on the rate components, P on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).