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How to get a copy of a deed in Vermont

Who holds it: Town or city clerk of the municipality where the land lies (not the county); clerks keep the grantor-grantee index1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. Older records and indexes
  4. More details
  5. Related records in Vermont
  6. How Vermont handles it
  7. Deeds in Vermont counties with a full guide
  8. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  9. Sources

Copy fee

$1.00 per page, $2.00 minimum (uncertified)2

Search fee

Examination of records by others: up to $4.00 per hour; by the town clerk: $5.00 per hour, max $25.00 per day2

Fee charged

How to search and order

How to search
Visit or contact the town/city clerk where the property is located; contact details and office hours for every clerk are in the SOS Town Clerk Guide3

Fees

Certified copy fee
$10.00 per page2
Recording fee
$15.00 per page; property transfer tax return $15.00; survey plats $25.00 per sheet2

Older records and indexes

Preservation fund
At least $4.00 per recorded page goes to a municipal Restoration and Preservation Reserve Fund2

More details

Transfer tax declaration
Property Transfer Tax Return required with every deed; general rate 1.25% plus 0.22% Clean Water Surcharge; principal residence 0.5% on first $200,000; non-principal residence 3.40% (3.62% with surcharge)4
Liens: real estate liens
Liens on real estate are recorded with the town clerk ($15.00/page); town tax liens $6.005
Maps: parcel data
Statewide parcel layer for all municipalities, joined to the grand list by SPAN; Vermont Parcel Viewer6

How Vermont handles it

  • Towns, not counties, keep land and vital records. Town and city clerks hold land records, record vital events and issue marriage licenses and certified copies; Vermont counties have no register of deeds7
  • Single statewide vital records system since July 1, 2019. Birth and death records from 1909 on are issued only from the Health Department's Statewide Registry System (town originals remain for research)7

Deeds in Vermont counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Chittenden CountyCity of Burlington Clerk / Treasurer's Office8Search8Burlington: $1 per page8

For any other county, see the county list on the Vermont guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Vermont office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: deeds and land records in every state. Everything else in Vermont: Vermont public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 8 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. 24 V.S.A. § 1161 General index (town clerk land records)Vermont General Assembly, Vermont Statutes Online
  2. 32 V.S.A. § 1671 Town clerk (fees)Vermont General Assembly, Vermont Statutes Online
  3. Town Clerks & Election WorkersVermont Secretary of State, Elections Division
  4. Property Transfer TaxVermont Department of Taxes
  5. Guide to Vermont's Town Clerks, Treasurers & County Clerks (PDF)Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division
  6. Parcel ProgramVCGI (Vermont Agency of Digital Services)
  7. State Vital Records RegistryVermont Secretary of State, VSARA
  8. Land RecordsCity of Burlington