Maine property taxes by county
Across Maine, the median owner-occupied home pays $3,036 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $296,600 — an effective property-tax rate of 1.024%. That ranks Maine #19 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 16 Maine county-equivalents in the Census data — 16 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 1.024%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $3,036 ± $26
- Median home value
- $296,600
- National rank
- #19 of 51
All Maine counties
Every Maine county-equivalent in the Census data (16 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Knox County | 1.165% | $3,786 | $324,900 | #785 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | 1.163% | $2,940 | $252,800 | #791 |
| Penobscot County | 1.159% | $2,481 | $214,100 | #799 |
| Aroostook County | 1.117% | $1,672 | $149,700 | #870 |
| Kennebec County | 1.094% | $2,605 | $238,200 | #918 |
| Somerset County | 1.077% | $1,798 | $166,900 | #948 |
| Cumberland County | 1.043% | $4,707 | $451,200 | #1015 |
| Waldo County | 1.042% | $2,684 | $257,700 | #1018 |
| Franklin County | 1.041% | $2,027 | $194,700 | #1020 |
| Sagadahoc County | 1.041% | $3,470 | $333,300 | #1019 |
| Washington County | 1.040% | $1,683 | $161,800 | #1023 |
| Oxford County | 0.995% | $2,162 | $217,300 | #1132 |
| York County | 0.957% | $3,787 | $395,700 | #1225 |
| Piscataquis County | 0.903% | $1,537 | $170,200 | #1347 |
| Lincoln County | 0.850% | $2,828 | $332,700 | #1466 |
| Hancock County | 0.825% | $2,561 | $310,400 | #1521 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Maine?
- Statewide, Maine's effective property-tax rate is 1.024% — the state median real-estate taxes ($3,036) divided by the state median home value ($296,600), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which Maine county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Maine's statewide figure is 1.024%.