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Chittenden County · Vermont

ZIP code 05405

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 05405 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
2,840

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 05405 sits in Chittenden County, Vermont and is home to 2,840 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 100% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.

County
Chittenden County

FIPS 50007

State
Vermont (VT)

265 ZIPs covered

Area codes
802

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Burlington

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 05405

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
2,840ZIP 05405 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
19.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
100%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 05405

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7%Burlington jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$70Before any exemptions

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.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
100%Residents below poverty line

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 05405 compares

ZIP 05405 against the median ZIP in Chittenden County and across Vermont.

MeasureZIP 05405County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$102,212$76,250
Median home value$404,000$257,900
Median gross rent$1,555$1,120
Population2,8406,7361,025+177%

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

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 77% of 265 state ZIPs

#61

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Chittenden County.

ZIP 05405 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 05405?
ZIP 05405 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 05405?
Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Burlington jurisdiction stack.
Is 05405 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth 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.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 05405, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

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.