Taxes in St. Albans
St. Albans' 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).
A property tax rate well below the national and statewide figures
Ownwell cited St. Albans' median effective property tax rate at approximately 0.51% -- substantially below both this project's ~1.02% national comparison figure and Vermont's own statewide median -- producing a typical annual tax bill of approximately $925.
A real, disclosed within-county spread
A separate citation put Franklin County's broader effective rate at approximately 1.6% of assessed value -- notably higher than the Ownwell-cited city-specific figure.
Key takeaways
- Vermont's real 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in St. Albans as statewide.
- St. Albans' own effective property tax rate (~0.51%) runs well below both the national and Vermont statewide figures.
- A real, disclosed within-county spread exists between the city-specific and broader Franklin County rate.
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