Vermont · County property tax · ACS 2024
Grand Isle County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Grand Isle County pays $5,195 a year, an effective rate of 1.32%, far above the U.S. average.
- $5,195
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.32%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +161%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 14
- rank in VT
The verdict
Homeowners in Grand Isle County pay a median $5,195 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.32%, more affordable than 18% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $5,195
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.32%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2580 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +161%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($394,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Vermont. Population: 7,450. Owner-occupied homes: 2,822.
The median annual property tax in Grand Isle County is $5,195, which is 3% higher than the Vermont state average and 161% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.32% on a median home value of $394,100. Property taxes represent 5.3% of the median household income in this county.
Why Grand Isle County's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Grand Isle County pay a median annual property tax of $5,195, far above the national median and modestly above the Vermont state median. On a $394,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.32% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
High among Vermont counties by effective rate
Grand Isle County ranks #14 of 14 counties in Vermont by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Grand Isle County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 5.3% of the $97,396 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Grand Isle County's 1.32% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 18%).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Grand Isle County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Grand Isle County rose 37.2%, from $287,200 to $394,100. The effective rate fell 19.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 82% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.0%, to $5,195. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $4,721 to $5,195, a gain of 10%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 2,184 of 2,822 owner-occupied homes (77.4%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 5.3% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
Grand Isle County is an outlier inside Vermont
Across the 14 Vermont counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.65%. Grand Isle County is at 1.32%, which sits 2.2 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Grand Isle County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Grand Isle County homeowners, 2,184 of 2,822 owner-occupied homes (77.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.7% (105)
- $800 to $1,499 2.6% (73)
- $1,500 to $1,999 3.4% (95)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.1% (314)
- $3,000 or more 77.4% (2,184)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
51 homes here (1.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Vermont handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Grand Isle County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 15% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Grand Isle County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Grand Isle County's SPIKE ACS 2024 figure.
Grand Isle County's median bill is 3% above the Vermont median and 161% above the U.S. median.
Same bill as Vermont, a lower rate
The median bill lands within 3% of the Vermont median while the effective rate runs 17% below it. The two offset each other: a gentler rate applied to more valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $5,195. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Grand Isle County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Grand Isle County | Vermont Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 5.3% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Is Grand Isle County's $5,195 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Grand Isle County's $5,195 ACS median (SPIKE), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $520/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Vermont.
Grand Isle County bill trail · SPIKE
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,195 +5.4% | 1.32% |
| 2023 | $4,927 +1.8% | 1.36% |
| 2022 | $4,839 +0.2% | 1.42% |
| 2021 | $4,831 +2.3% | 1.60% |
| 2020 | $4,721 | 1.64% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Grand Isle County: tax takes 5.3% of income
Counties near Grand Isle County's median bill
On effective rate, Grand Isle County sits nearest Medina County (TX), Stanley County (SD), Warren County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Terrell County (GA), Albany County (NY), Ouachita County (AR).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Grand Isle County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 290 of 4,160 returns from Grand Isle County reported real estate taxes, averaging $10,648 - 34% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Grand Isle County bill FAQs
- How does Grand Isle County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Grand Isle County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.32% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Grand Isle County, Vermont?
- The median annual property tax in Grand Isle County is $5,195, an effective rate of 1.32% on a $394,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Grand Isle County?
- Property taxes in Grand Isle County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 5.3% of the $97,396 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Grand Isle County?
- Grand Isle County, Vermont scores F (23/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-878). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Grand Isle County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Grand Isle County climbed 10.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $4,721 to $5,195, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Grand Isle County's SPIKE bill
Grand Isle County's $5,195 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 5.3% of Grand Isle County's $97,396 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Grand Isle County's SPIKE median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.32%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $5,195/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Grand Isle County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Grand Isle County (STEEP · SPIKE), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP SPIKE
Albany County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $5,200/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 1.77% vs Grand Isle County 1.32%.
Clackamas County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $5,171/yr (near-tied bill ABS $24); rate 0.85% vs Grand Isle County 1.32%.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $5,228/yr (near-tied bill ABS $33); rate 1.62% vs Grand Isle County 1.32%.
Parker County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $5,249/yr (higher bill ABS $54); rate 1.40% vs Grand Isle County 1.32%.
Vermont county set
State ACS overview for every published Vermont county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Grand Isle County stamps STEEP · SPIKE - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Grand Isle County (STEEP · SPIKE) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.