Sales tax in Orleans County, Vermont
The sales tax rate in Orleans County, Vermont is 6%. That is a 6% state rate, with nothing on top: Vermont counties cannot levy a sales tax, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Vermont's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Orleans County?
| Vermont state rate | 6% |
|---|---|
| Combined rate | 6% |
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Orleans County?
At 6%, a $100 purchase carries $6.00 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $60.00. 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 Orleans County
Orleans County borders 4 counties.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Caledonia County, VT | 6% |
| Essex County, VT | 6% |
| Franklin County, VT | 6% to 7% |
| Lamoille County, VT | 6% to 7% |
| Orleans County, VT (this county) | 6% |
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. No municipality in Orleans County collects a local option sales tax, so every address in the county is at 6 percent today. That uniformity comes from no town here having voted the tax in, not from any county-level rule, and any town in the county could adopt it at a future quarter start and split the county into 6 and 7 percent halves. 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 Orleans County?
Use Vermont's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Orleans 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 Orleans 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
- Orleans 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).