Taxes in Williston
Williston's tax picture combines a real, disclosed notably-high town property tax rate with Vermont's real, current, genuinely high statewide income tax.
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Learn moreA notably high town property tax rate
Williston's own cited FY2026 combined homestead rate ran 2.2528 per $100 of assessed value (~2.25%, effective July 2025) -- notably above Vermont's statewide Tax Foundation comparison figure (1.51%) and neighboring Colchester's own cited rate (~1.62%).
A real, disclosed rate breakdown
The combined rate splits into a school-tax component (1.8632 per $100) and a municipal-services component (0.3896 per $100), per the Town of Williston's own published tax-rate page.
Vermont's real, high statewide income tax still applies
Vermont's real, current graduated income tax (top marginal 8.75%) applies in Williston as statewide, per vermont.js.
Key takeaways
- Williston's own cited property tax rate (~2.25%) runs notably above Vermont's statewide figure and neighboring Colchester's.
- The rate splits into a school-tax component and a smaller municipal-services component.
- Vermont's real 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in Williston as statewide.
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