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Chittenden County property data
Where Chittenden County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Burlington and South Burlington.
- 19Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Chittenden County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Town and city clerks (for example, Burlington City Clerk, Land Records). Vermont has no county recorder; each town clerk keeps its own land records, and Burlington's index from 1929 on can be searched online, though document images are not yet online.
Owners and values
City and town assessors and listers (for example, Burlington Assessor's Office). Each city or town keeps its own grand list, and Burlington's free online Property Database shows owner and value details.
Tax sales
City and town tax collectors. Tax sales are run by each town's tax collector and advertised in a local newspaper and posted in town, not on a county website.
Foreclosure sales
Foreclosing lender, under Vermont Superior Court order. Foreclosure sale notices are published in a newspaper in the town where the land lies; there is no county sheriff sale list.
Parcel maps
City and town property maps (for example, Burlington Property Database). There is no county parcel office; Burlington and the other towns post their own free property maps and data.
How property is sold here
Chittenden County follows Vermont's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Vermont guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Vermont sells the property itself at a tax sale, not a tax lien, but there is no county tax sale. In Vermont, assessing and tax collection are done by each city or town (such as Burlington and South Burlington), and a town's tax collector may hold a public auction once at least $1,500 is more than a year overdue, after offering a repayment plan and advertising the sale for 3 weeks in a local paper. The owner can redeem within one year after the sale by paying the price plus 1% interest per month.
Foreclosure sales
Vermont mortgage foreclosures are handled in Superior Court, and after the redemption period the lender holds a public foreclosure sale. Notice must run once a week for 3 weeks in a newspaper in the town where the land lies, starting at least 21 days before the sale.
Assessed values
Each city or town sets its own grand list values as of April 1; Burlington's last citywide reappraisal set values as of April 1, 2021, the first full update since about 2005.
Transfer tax
Vermont's property transfer tax, paid by the buyer, is 1.25% plus a 0.22% clean water surcharge (1.47%) for most sales, 0.5% on the first $200,000 of a principal residence, and 3.62% for a home that will not be a principal residence or long-term rental; there is no county or city transfer tax.
Worth knowing
Vermont records deeds with each town or city clerk, not the county, so a Burlington deed is at Burlington City Hall and a South Burlington deed is at South Burlington's clerk.
Worth knowing
Burlington has about 11,000 taxable and exempt parcels on its grand list, worth about $5.9 billion in taxable value.
Worth knowing
Chittenden County has 19 municipalities and is Vermont's most populous county.
Every town in Chittenden County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Bolton town
- Buels gore
- Burlington city
- Charlotte town
- Colchester town
- Essex Junction city
- Essex town
- Hinesburg town
- Huntington town
- Jericho town
- Milton town
- Richmond town
- Shelburne town
- South Burlington city
- St. George town
- Underhill town
- Westford town
- Williston town
- Winooski city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Chittenden County?
Not with the county. Vermont records deeds with each town or city clerk, so Burlington deeds are at the Burlington City Clerk's Land Records office at 149 Church Street.
When is the Chittenden County tax sale?
There is no county tax sale. Each city or town's tax collector holds its own tax sale auctions when needed and advertises them for 3 weeks in a local newspaper.
How do I find who owns a property in Chittenden County?
Check the assessor or listers for the town where the property sits; Burlington has a free online Property Database. Then search the town clerk's land records for the deed.
Are Chittenden County property records online?
Partly. Burlington's land records index and property database are online, and other towns post their own records, but there is no single county system.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- burlingtonvt.gov/211/Land-Records
- burlingtonvt.gov/166/Assessors-Office
- burlingtonvt.gov/213/Property-Taxes
- burlingtonvt.gov/node/8495
- dl.burlingtonvt.gov/
- i2j.uslandrecords.com/VT/Burlington/D/Default.aspx
- property.burlingtonvt.gov/
- tax.vermont.gov/property/property-transfer-tax
- legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/133/05252
- legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/133/05260
- legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/172/04952
- ccrpcvt.org/about-us/commission/vision-mission-overview/
Every parcel in Chittenden County, on one map
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