When will I receive my tax bill?
Tax Bills in South Burlington are mailed out on or before July 15 each year.
The bills are mailed to the owner of record as of April 1 of the tax year per state statute.
If you have your property tax payments paid through an escrow company you should forward a copy of your tax bill to the escrow company to ensure they have the most recent information regarding your billed tax amount.
If you have sold your property after April 1 and received a tax bill please forward it to the new owner of your property.
If you purchased a property after April 1 please contact the Tax Department by calling 802-846-4109 or email Martha Lyons at mlyons@sburl.com to receive a copy of the bill as it would have been mailed to the owner of record as of April 1.
When are property taxes due?
There are three (3) tax installments each year.
Installments are payable on or before:
Midnight, August 15th
Midnight, November 15th
Midnight, March 15th
In months where the 15th of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, that installment due date is typically altered however the actual tax installment due by date will always be Midnight of the date indicated on the tax bill.
How can I pay my property taxes?
Payment Methods
ACH FORM - Automatic Withdrawal
Where can I pay my property taxes?
Pay your property taxes at City Hall in the tax department, located at:
180 Market Street
South Burlington VT 05403
There is a drop box outside of City Hall for after hours. DO NOT place cash in the drop box. All Tax payments are due on or before midnight of each due date.
What if a normal due date falls on a weekend or holiday?
In months where the 15th of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, that installment due date is typically altered however the actual tax installment due by date will always be Midnight of the date indicated on the tax bill.
Is there a grace period for tax payments?
Payments are considered on time if they are mailed and post marked by the U.S. Postal Service on or before the tax installment due date.
Payments may also be made at the City Clerks service counter in City Hall during normal business hours. 8:00am-4:30pm on or before midnight of the tax installment due date.
After hours payments may be dropped off at the City Hall drop box and will be considered on time if deposited at or before midnight of the tax installment due date.
Please place your payment in an envelope labeled
"Tax Payment".
The drop box is in the wall to the right of the main
entrance door to City Hall and is labeled as such.
The drop box is emptied at midnight on the tax
installment due date.
There is no grace period on tax payments. Payments received after midnight on the due date are considered delinquent and will receive an 8% penalty as well as an additional 1% interest per month on any unpaid balance due.
What happens if I pay my taxes late?
Late payments are charged an 8% penalty plus 1% interest for a total of 9% on the unpaid principal balance.
Payments are applied to penalty and interest first with the remaining balance going towards the principal amount due.
Is there a discount for paying my taxes early?
There are no discounts for early tax payments
How do I find my assessed value?
The Grand List is a listing of all real property within the City of South Burlington.
Grand List Information and Data
What is in the Grand List
The Grand List contains information on each parcel such as the property owners name and mailing address, property location and size, and the assessed value. This information is based on the owner of record on April 1st each year.
The City of South Burlington has approximately 7,500 parcels within it's borders.
All information in the Grand List is public information and can be seen by anyone upon request.
See the information & data label of the Assessor's Office section for specific Grand List information.
How do I challenge my assessed value?
All property owners have the right to appeal the assessed value on their property each year.
The desire to address high taxes is usually triggered with the arrival of the tax bills each year.
Warning: Property owners can not appeal their taxes. While the Assessor's Office would love to lower everyone's taxes,we simply do not have the authority to change taxes. The tax rates are set by The City Council and The School Department.
The Assessor's Office can however address property Value. Should you believe that your assessed value is inaccurate you must appeal to the Assessor's Office in writing. You should be prepared to provide a basis for the appeal. This basis must speak to the market value of your property and must be backed up by evidence of recent sales of similar properties.
The process for adjusting values happens in mid June each year. We ask that you contact the Assessor's office prior to June (preferably in mid to late May) to start the appeal process.
Please use the Property Value Review Request Form listed below should you wish to have your property value reviewed. Please fill out the form to the best of your abilities and return to the Assessor's Office at the address at the top of the form.
The State of Vermont Secretary of State Office along with The Property Valuation and Review Division of the State of Vermont Tax Department provides a document called "A Handbook on Property Assessment Appeals" as an overview of the appeal process.
Is Business Personal Property Taxed in S Burlington?
NO, it is no longer taxed.
What should I know about Reappraisal?
Join Director of Community Engagement & Innovation Coralee Holm as she talks with Martha Lyons from the City's Tax and Assessing Office. The City's reassessment process is entering its final phase: sharing property assessments with property owners. They discuss the timeline for receiving the assessment, the process if you want to grieve, how this new assessment may affect your property taxes, and other common questions.
CLICK HERE for frequently asked questions by City Residents and what you should know.
