Delinquent tax lists · Vermont
Chittenden County delinquent tax list
Short answer: Chittenden County has two delinquent tax lists. The official one is published by each town or city municipal tax collector before a scheduled sale, free to download, and it lists parcel numbers and amounts owed with no owner contact. The year-round one is the delinquency record underneath it, where 170 (estimated) owners near Burlington currently carry a distress signal. Vermont is a redeemable deed state, so a winning bid at the sale takes a deed the owner can still buy back.
Distressed owners near Burlington
170
Within 25 miles of the county seat, refreshed daily. Chittenden County is a smaller county.
Top-deal discount target
~43% under market
Average start bid across the 20 strongest Chittenden leads right now.
Avg. spread per top deal
$246,000
On a typical $573,000 estimated value.
Coverage centers on Burlington, the Chittenden County seat, and reaches 25 miles out, widening to 50 when the market runs thin.
Chittenden County tax sale rules at a glance
The mechanics that decide what you are actually buying, and how long the owner keeps a way out. The full Vermont rules, timelines and deficiency detail sit on the state page, since they apply to every county here.
| County | Chittenden County, Vermont. County seat: Burlington. |
|---|---|
| Who publishes the list | Tax enforcement in Vermont is run by each town or city rather than the county, so the delinquent roll for a Chittenden County property comes from that municipality's Municipal Tax Collector. |
| What the sale transfers | Vermont is a redeemable deed state. A winning bidder gets a redeemable deed, which is ownership subject to the former owner buying it back inside the redemption window. |
| Rate and cadence | Municipal tax sales carry a 1 year redemption at 12%. |
| Owner redemption | 6 months by default, and courts commonly shorten it. |
The Vermont delinquency clock
Where a Chittenden owner sits on this line is what decides whether they will take a low cash offer today.
The Chittenden list, ranked hardest-first
Representative profiles from our ranking model for the Burlington area. The live list, with exact locations, photos and owner details, is one free scan away.
| Rank | Why they would sell | Est. value | Start bid | Under market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Auction setTax delinquent 2 yr75% equity | $627,000 | $270,000 | ~45% |
| #2 | Pre-foreclosureTax delinquent 4 yr60% equity | $621,000 | $267,000 | ~45% |
| #3 | Notice of defaultTax delinquent 3 yr52% equity | $616,000 | $309,000 | ~45% |
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What the Chittenden list is made of
Most distressed owners carry more than one signal, so these bands overlap. Stacked signals rank highest.
How Chittenden compares across Vermont
Chittenden County is the largest county we cover in Vermont, and it runs lighter in distressed owners than the Vermont average, at 10.1 flagged properties per 10,000 residents against a state figure of 42.4. It accounts for about 13.9% of every flagged property across the Vermont counties on this site.
| County | Seat | Flagged owners | Per 10k residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | Montpelier | 775 | 131.4 |
| Rutland County | Rutland | 276 | 46 |
| Chittenden County (this page) | Burlington | 170 | 10.1 |
Density matters more than the raw count when you are choosing where to work. A smaller county with a high per-capita figure often has less competition per lead than the metro next door.
How far under market these close
The official Chittenden list vs. this one
Both are worth having. They answer different questions.
| Chittenden official sale list | The LowBaller list | |
|---|---|---|
| Who publishes it | The town or city tax collector | LowBaller, from county and public records |
| When it exists | Only in the run-up to each scheduled sale | Year round, refreshed daily |
| Format | A PDF or spreadsheet of parcel numbers and amounts owed | A ranked table with a map pin, photo and estimated value on every row |
| Owner contact | Not included | Phone and email on unlock, and no credit is spent when nothing verifies |
| Ranking | Alphabetical or by parcel number | Hardest situation first, by foreclosure stage, years behind and equity |
| Timing advantage | Everyone bidding sees the same list on the same day | Owners appear months before any auction, while a private sale still solves their problem |
Working the Chittenden list
What actually matters in a county this size, at this level of distress, under Vermont timelines.
The busiest list in Vermont
Chittenden County is the largest of the 3 Vermont counties covered here and carries about 13.9% of every flagged property in the state. That is the deepest pipeline available, and also the one every other buyer in Vermont already knows about.
A thin list, so filter hard
At 10.1 flagged properties per 10,000 residents, Chittenden sits in the bottom quarter of Vermont counties, against a state figure of 42.4. Do not try to work every row. Sort on equity and go deep on a handful.
Burlington and everything around it
Chittenden works off Burlington as its seat, and the scan reaches 25 miles out from there, widening to 50 when the list runs thin. In a county this shape that usually means several towns, each with its own price level.
The Vermont clock
Foreclosure here typically runs 7 to 12 months from filing to sale. Tax enforcement is municipal in Vermont, so the tax deadline and the mortgage deadline are two separate clocks on the same house, and an owner can be early on one and late on the other.
Why Chittenden investors work it before auction day
No bidding war
At the sale you are one of a room full of bidders on the same parcel. Months earlier you are the only person who called.
You can see the house
A private sale means an inspection and a clean title search. Lien auctions in Vermont rarely give you either.
The owner keeps something
An owner with equity who sells early clears the tax debt and walks away with money. At the sale, they usually walk away with nothing.
Chittenden County delinquent tax list FAQ
How do I get the Chittenden County delinquent tax list?
Two lists exist and they are not the same. The official one comes from the town or city tax collector, is published as a PDF or spreadsheet before each scheduled sale, and disappears between sales. The year-round one is the delinquency record itself, which is what LowBaller compiles: roughly 170 properties around Burlington currently carry at least one distress signal, ranked by how much pressure the owner is under.
Is there a free Chittenden delinquent property tax list PDF?
Yes. The town or city tax collector publishes the pre-sale list free of charge, usually as a PDF or a downloadable spreadsheet tied to a specific sale date. It gives you parcel numbers and amounts owed. It does not give you owner contact details, an estimated value, or any indication of which owners would actually take a low cash offer.
When is the Chittenden County tax sale?
Chittenden County publishes its own schedule, and it moves. The Vermont pattern is the thing that holds steady: Municipal tax sales carry a 1 year redemption at 12%. Check the county's pre-sale notice close to the date, because the list shrinks daily as owners redeem.
Can I buy Chittenden tax-delinquent property before the auction?
Yes, and it is usually the better trade. There is no bidding war, the owner clears the debt with a clean sale instead of a forced one, and you are not buying blind. The window is the months between the delinquency appearing in the record and the sale being scheduled, which is exactly the period this list covers.
What does a winning bid actually get you in Vermont?
Vermont is a redeemable deed state, so a winning bidder takes a redeemable deed, which is ownership subject to the former owner buying it back inside the redemption window. 6 months by default, and courts commonly shorten it. That difference matters more than the discount: in a lien state you are buying a debt with a yield, and in a deed state you are buying a house.
How far below market do Chittenden deals close?
The strongest current leads near Burlington support start bids around 43% under estimated value. Across the whole list, hard distress such as a scheduled auction or a stacked tax lien closes 20 to 40% under market, while softer signals like long-distance ownership land closer to 15 to 30% under. Chittenden runs lighter in distress than the Vermont average, so the deepest discounts are rarer here and equity screening matters more than volume. Equity sets the ceiling, because an offer cannot go below what clears the owner's mortgage.
How many tax-delinquent properties are there in Chittenden?
About 170 properties within 25 miles of Burlington currently show at least one motivation signal in public records, and tax delinquency is among the most common. That works out to 10.1 flagged properties per 10,000 residents, against 42.4 across Vermont as a whole, and makes Chittenden the largest of the 3 Vermont counties covered here by population. That figure moves daily as owners pay, redeem or fall further behind.
Do I need a Chittenden address to search, or can I search the whole county?
Either. Run the scan on any Chittenden ZIP and you get the full ranked list for the surrounding area, or check one specific address to see whether that owner carries a distress signal. Browsing is free and unlimited, and credits are only spent when an owner's verified phone or email comes back.
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Informational summary, not legal or investment advice. Rates, redemption periods and sale formats are summarized at the Vermont state level and can be changed by statute or applied differently by Chittenden County. The municipal tax collector and the county's own pre-sale notices control every schedule, deposit and bidding rule. Verify before you bid.