Taxes in Essex Junction
Essex Junction and Vermont's real, current 2026 tax picture runs genuinely high across multiple categories: a graduated state income tax reaching a top marginal rate of 8.75%, weighed alongside a property tax rate that runs above both the Vermont statewide median and this project's national comparison figure.
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Learn moreA Genuinely High, Graduated State Income Tax
Vermont levies a real, current, graduated state individual income tax running from 3.35% up to a top marginal rate of 8.75% (applying to income above approximately $229,550) -- a genuinely higher top rate than several of this project's other Tier A+ markets.
A Combined Sales Tax of Approximately 7.0% Within City Limits, With a Real, Disclosed Local Wrinkle
Vermont's state sales tax rate is 6.0%. The City of Essex Junction has adopted Vermont's optional 1% local option tax, for a combined rate of approximately 7.0% within city limits -- but the separate, neighboring Town of Essex has NOT adopted this tax despite sharing the same 05452 ZIP code, a real, disclosed source of practical confusion this record discloses directly.
Property Tax Runs the Same High Direction
As detailed on the property-taxes topic page, Essex Junction's own cited median effective property tax rate (~2.48%) runs ABOVE both the Vermont statewide median (~1.92%) and this project's ~1.02% national comparison figure -- a real, honest compounding of the state's already-high income tax picture this record does not omit.
Key takeaways
- Vermont levies a genuinely high graduated state income tax reaching a top marginal rate of 8.75% (on income above ~$229,550).
- Essex Junction's combined sales tax rate runs approximately 7.0% within city limits (6.0% state + a 1% local option tax the city has adopted but the Town of Essex has not).
- Property tax runs the same high direction: Essex Junction's own cited median effective rate (~2.48%) runs above both state and national comparison figures.
- Confirm a specific property's rate directly with the City of Essex Junction, and confirm which municipality (city vs. Town of Essex) a target address falls in.
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