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Vermont property records and tax lookups

Who holds it: Town listers (elected) or a hired assessor, or both, set fair market value1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Looking up a property and appealing a value
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Vermont
  4. Property records in Vermont counties with a full guide
  5. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  6. Sources

Statewide lookup

VCGI Vermont Parcel Viewer and Open Geodata Portal parcel layer, joined to the Tax Department's annual grand list by SPAN2

Looking up a property and appealing a value

Appealing a value
Grieve to the listers; then appeal to the town Board of Civil Authority (BCA) within 14 calendar days of the grievance result; then to the State Board (appeal to the PVR Director) or Superior Court within 30 days of the BCA decision mailing3

More details

Abatement
Board of Abatement may hear claims of taxes paid in error4
Property record card
Property record cards and cost sheets are public records4
State agency
Vermont Department of Taxes, Division of Property Valuation & Review (PVR), supports listers4
Deeds: who holds it
Town or city clerk of the municipality where the land lies (not the county); clerks keep the grantor-grantee index5
Deeds: 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 Guide6
Maps: parcel data
Statewide parcel layer for all municipalities, joined to the grand list by SPAN; Vermont Parcel Viewer2

Property records 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 Assessor's Office7Property search7—

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: property and tax 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 7 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. AssessmentVermont Department of Taxes
  2. Parcel ProgramVCGI (Vermont Agency of Digital Services)
  3. 2026 Lister CalendarVermont Department of Taxes
  4. Listers and Assessors FAQsVermont Department of Taxes
  5. 24 V.S.A. § 1161 General index (town clerk land records)Vermont General Assembly, Vermont Statutes Online
  6. Town Clerks & Election WorkersVermont Secretary of State, Elections Division
  7. Assessor's OfficeCity of Burlington