Cost to Register a Car After Moving to Vermont
Moving to Vermontmeans re-titling and re-registering your vehicle as a new resident. Here's what that actually costs, computed from the state's current fee schedule.
One-time costs when you arrive
- Title fee$42.00
- One-time total$42.00
Your ongoing annual cost
For a typical three-year-old gas vehicle, expect about $91.00 per year — driving an EV changes that to $180.00. Vermont charges $91 per year (or $167 per two years) for gas passenger vehicles after the roughly 20% fee increase under Act 62, including the Clean Air fee. Since January 2025, battery EVs pay an $89 annual infrastructure fee (about $178 total) and plug-in hybrids $44.50. A 6% purchase and use tax applies at titling.
Before you budget
- EV/PHEV infrastructure fees took effect January 1, 2025.
Estimate your exact Vermont cost
Your vehicle
- Base registration fee$91.00
- Title fee$42.00
Estimate only — actual fees are set by your state and county at the time of registration. Data last reviewed 2026-07-16. This state's full local formula is not yet implemented; see the notes below the calculator.
All figures computed from official fee schedules — sources: https://dmv.vermont.gov/registrations/fees — last reviewed 2026-07-16.