Taxes in Vergennes
Vergennes' tax picture combines Vermont's genuinely high statewide income tax with a locally high, though widely cross-sourced, property tax rate.
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Learn moreVermont's real, graduated income tax
Vermont's 2026 income tax runs a five-bracket structure topping out at 8.75%, applying in Vergennes as statewide.
A genuinely high, but widely cross-sourced property tax rate
This record found a genuinely wide spread for Vergennes' effective property tax rate (1.09%-2.13% across sources reviewed this pass) and anchors on the higher, more conservative 2.13% figure.
Local-option sales tax status unconfirmed
This record did not independently confirm whether Vergennes has adopted Vermont's optional local-option sales tax this pass -- a real, disclosed gap.
Key takeaways
- Vermont's real 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in Vergennes.
- Vergennes' property tax rate runs genuinely high, with a real, disclosed cross-source spread (1.09%-2.13%).
- Confirm current, specific sales-tax and property-tax rates directly before budgeting.
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