Taxes in Brattleboro
Brattleboro's tax picture runs the OPPOSITE direction from Vermont's broader property-tax reputation -- genuinely low property taxes alongside a genuinely high state income tax.
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Learn moreVermont's real, genuinely high top income tax rate
Vermont's 2026 income tax runs a graduated structure from 3.35% up to a top marginal rate of 8.75% on income above $229,550 (single filer) -- among the higher top rates of any income-tax state.
A property tax rate well below both national and statewide figures
Ownwell cited Brattleboro's median effective property tax rate at approximately 0.74% -- below this project's ~1.02% national comparison figure and well below Vermont's own ~2.11% statewide median -- producing a typical annual bill of approximately $1,451.
A combined 7.0% sales tax rate
Brattleboro's combined sales tax rate runs 7.0% (6.0% state + Brattleboro's own 1% Local Option Tax, one of roughly 30 Vermont municipalities that have adopted it).
Key takeaways
- Vermont's real 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in Brattleboro as statewide.
- Brattleboro's own effective property tax rate (~0.74%) runs well below both the national and Vermont statewide figures.
- The combined 7.0% sales tax rate includes Brattleboro's own 1% Local Option Tax.
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