Chittenden County · Vermont
ZIP code 05401
- Population
- 31,676
- Median income
- $60,532
- Median home
- $463,300
- Sales tax
- 7%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 05401 sits in Chittenden County, Vermont and is home to 31,676 people. Median household income is $60,532, the median home is worth $463,300 and median gross rent is $1,614. 28.8% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.
- County
- Chittenden County
- State
- Vermont (VT)
- Area codes
- 802
FIPS 50007
265 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 05401
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 31,676ZIP 05401 residents
- Median household income
- $60,532Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $463,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,614Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 28.8%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 05401
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Burlington rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 05401 compares
ZIP 05401 against the median ZIP in Chittenden County and across Vermont.
| Measure | ZIP 05401 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,532 | $102,212 | $76,250 | -21% |
| Median home value | $463,300 | $404,000 | $257,900 | +80% |
| Median gross rent | $1,614 | $1,555 | $1,120 | +44% |
| Population | 31,676 | 6,736 | 1,025 | +2990% |
Medians are computed across the 18 ZIP areas in Chittenden County and the 265 ZIP areas in Vermont.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 265 Vermont ZIP areas.
- Income
- #203
- Home value
- #14
- Population
- #1
richer than 16% of 241 state ZIPs
above 94% of 245 state ZIPs
larger than 100% of 265 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Vermont ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Chittenden County.
ZIP 05401 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 05401?
- ZIP 05401 lies mostly in Chittenden County, Vermont. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 05401?
- Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Burlington jurisdiction stack.
- Is 05401 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,614 a month, about 32% of median household income, and the median home is worth $463,300 — +80% against the typical Vermont ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Vermont Department of Taxes — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.