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Chittenden County · Vermont

ZIP code 05439

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 05439 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
1,244

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Vermont state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 05439 sits in Chittenden County, Vermont and is home to 1,244 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Vermont state rate).

County
Chittenden County

FIPS 50007

State
Vermont (VT)

265 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 05439

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

Population
1,244ZIP 05439 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
19.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 05439

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

Vermont levies 6% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

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
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 05439 compares

ZIP 05439 against the median ZIP in Chittenden County and across Vermont.

MeasureZIP 05439County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$102,212$76,250
Median home value$404,000$257,900
Median gross rent$1,555$1,120
Population1,2446,7361,025+21%

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 55% of 265 state ZIPs

#119

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Chittenden County.

ZIP 05439 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 05439?
ZIP 05439 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 05439?
Vermont charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 05439 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 05439, 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.