Cost of Living & Housing in Brandon
Brandon's cost of living pairs genuinely affordable home prices with a real, disclosed, genuinely notable distinction: Vermont's cited highest town-level property tax rate.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable homes, with a real, disclosed cross-source spread
Brandon's own cited median home value ($162,950, Ownwell) runs well below the ~$408,776 national median and the ~$423,674/~$400,274 Vermont statewide figures, though a real, disclosed wider cross-source spread exists across other sources, ranging from approximately $165,900 to $235,000 (base record).
Vermont's cited highest town-level property tax rate
Ownwell's own page describes Brandon's cited effective property tax rate (2.61%) as "the highest median tax rate in the state" of Vermont -- a genuinely notable, real, disclosed distinction, well above both the ~1.02% national median and Vermont's own ~1.51% Tax Foundation statewide anchor, producing a median annual tax bill around $4,202 (base record).
Vermont's 8.75% top income tax rate applies statewide
Vermont's real, current graduated income tax tops out at an 8.75% marginal rate, among the higher top rates in the country, and applies in Brandon as it does statewide, alongside a combined 6.00%-7.00% general sales tax (base record).
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Given the real, disclosed spread on Brandon's exact median home value and its genuinely high property tax rate, run your own full cost-of-ownership math on any specific target property rather than budgeting off the town-wide figures alone (base record).
Key takeaways
- Brandon's median home value ($162,950) runs well below national and Vermont statewide figures, with a real, disclosed cross-source spread up to $235,000.
- Brandon's own 2.61% property tax rate is cited by Ownwell as the highest median town-level rate anywhere in Vermont.
- Vermont's 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in Brandon as it does statewide.
- A genuinely high property tax bill meaningfully offsets Brandon's otherwise affordable home prices -- budget accordingly.
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