Taxes in Colchester
Colchester's tax picture combines a real, disclosed moderate-for-the-county town property tax rate with Vermont's real, current, genuinely high statewide income and property tax burden.
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Learn moreA property tax rate close to Vermont's own statewide figure
Colchester's own cited homestead property tax rate ran approximately 1.62% -- close to Vermont's statewide Tax Foundation comparison figure (1.51%) and below Ownwell's own cited Chittenden County median (2.11%).
Vermont's real, high statewide income tax still applies
Vermont's real, current graduated income tax (top marginal 8.75%, applying above $229,550 for single filers in 2026) applies in Colchester as statewide, per vermont.js.
A 2026 town-wide reappraisal is underway
Colchester's first property reappraisal since 2011 (driven by its Common Level of Appraisal falling to 66%) is a real, current factor that will affect individual assessments -- confirm the current, post-reappraisal rate directly with the town.
Key takeaways
- Colchester's own cited property tax rate (~1.62%) runs close to Vermont's statewide figure and below the Chittenden County median.
- Vermont's real 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in Colchester as statewide.
- Confirm the current, post-reappraisal property tax rate directly with the Colchester Town Assessor's office.
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