Property Tax Appeal · Chittenden County, VT
Appeal your property taxes
in Chittenden County, VT.
Home to Burlington, Chittenden County homeowners appeal through Vermont’s system: the town listers sets the value, and the Board of Civil Authority (BCA) hears the case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date — a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence. Start with the $5 check to see what you’d save.
Grievance hearings before the listers are held on town-set dates in late spring — your change-of-appraisal notice states yours. Appeals to the Board of Civil Authority are due within 14 days of the listers’ decision. Your assessment notice states the exact date — and the appraiser prepares your report and filing guidance for Chittenden County’s procedure.
Vermont’s education tax applies a Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) adjustment when a town’s values drift from market, so a town-wide reappraisal can shift bills even when your home’s relative value is unchanged. Your grievance still comes down to one thing the listers can act on: evidence of what the home was worth on April 1 — the question a licensed appraisal answers directly.
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Grievance hearings before the listers are held on town-set dates in late spring — your change-of-appraisal notice states yours. Appeals to the Board of Civil Authority are due within 14 days of the listers’ decision. Your assessment notice states the exact date for Chittenden County.
Vermont towns value property through elected listers (larger towns hire professional assessors), as of April 1. When your appraisal changes, the town mails a notice and you contest it at a grievance hearing before the listers — “grieving” your assessment is the local phrase. If the listers don’t adjust it, you appeal to the town’s Board of Civil Authority within 14 days, and beyond that to a state appraiser or court. Note that in Vermont, “abatement” is a separate track — the Board of Abatement handles hardship and uncollectible-tax relief, while the value fight runs through grievance.
Comparable sales as of the assessment date, adjusted for the differences between those homes and yours — the substance of a licensed appraisal. Board of Civil Authority (BCA) panels see hundreds of cases; a signed, USPAP-compliant report is the document they can act on.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.