Every layer that applies to a Mount Vernon sale, added up.
Verified September 21, 2026 · city ordinance and state source checked
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Who pays in Mount Vernon
Seller.
What catches people out
This changed in the 2023 amendment approved in December 2024. The rate went from 1 percent to 1.5 percent and the exempt amount dropped from $100,000 to $50,000. Many guides still show the old figures.
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Sources
Mount Vernon City Code Ch. 234 Art. VII “A tax is hereby imposed on each deed ... when the consideration ... exceeds $50,000. The tax shall be at the rate of 1.5% of the consideration in excess of $50,000.”