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Vermont transfer tax

See the transfer tax you'll pay in Vermont, and what you walk away with after every cost.

Property transfer tax: 0.5% to 1.47% of the price. The state's page · Every line

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    • Property transfer tax: 0.5% up to $200,000; 1.47% above $200,000, each rate on the part of the price in its band; applies to buyer's main home; 1.47% above $200,000 includes the clean water surcharge. The state's page
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      The first $200,000 of value paid is subject to 0.5% Principal Residence Tax Rate (and exempt from the Clean Water Surcharge). The General Tax Rate of 1.25% plus the Clean Water Surcharge of 0.22% (total 1.47%) applies to the value paid above $200,000.
    • Property transfer tax: 1.47% of the price; applies to 1.25% plus the 0.22% clean water surcharge. The state's page
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      General Tax Rate : 1.25%. Clean Water Surcharge Rate : 0.22%.
    • Property transfer tax: 3.62% of the price; applies to homes that are not a main home or long-term rental, surcharge included. The state's page
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      Non-Principal Residence Tax Rate (for a residence fit for year-round habitation that is not a long-term rental): 3.40% (3.62% including the Clean Water Surcharge).

    Rates as the state's page gave them on October 23, 2026. Who pays is up to your contract; where the source names a payer, the calculator starts there and you can change it.