Maine · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lincoln County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lincoln County pays $2,828 a year, an effective rate of 0.85%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,828
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.85%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +42%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 16
- rank in ME
The verdict
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median $2,828 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.85%, more affordable than 46% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,828
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.85%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1679 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +42%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($332,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Maine. Population: 36,099. Owner-occupied homes: 13,688.
The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $2,828, which is 7% lower than the Maine state average and 42% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.85% on a median home value of $332,700. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Lincoln County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lincoln County's 0.85% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 46%).
Decision signal 2
High among Maine counties by effective rate
Lincoln County ranks #15 of 16 counties in Maine by effective rate (6% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median annual property tax of $2,828, well above the national median and modestly below the Maine state median. On a $332,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.85% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Lincoln County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $76,875 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lincoln County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Lincoln County rose 51.2%, from $220,000 to $332,700. The effective rate fell 22.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 88% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 18.0%, to $2,828. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,397 to $2,828, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 6,161 of 13,688 owner-occupied homes (45.0%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.7% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Lincoln County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lincoln County homeowners, 6,161 of 13,688 owner-occupied homes (45.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.9% (528)
- $800 to $1,499 11.8% (1,613)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (1,761)
- $2,000 to $2,999 25.2% (3,448)
- $3,000 or more 45.0% (6,161)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
177 homes here (1.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Maine handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Lincoln County pay about the same bill, within a 2% gap either way.
Lincoln County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lincoln County's effective rate is higher than 6% of the 16 counties in Maine - ranking #15 of 16.
Where Lincoln County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.85% more affordable than 46% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as Maine, a lower rate
The median bill lands within 7% of the Maine median while the effective rate runs 17% below it. The two offset each other: a gentler rate applied to more valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $2,828. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Lincoln County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lincoln County | Maine Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Lincoln County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Maine counties.
Lincoln County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,828 -0.8% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | $2,850 +2.2% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | $2,789 +10.2% | 1.01% |
| 2021 | $2,531 +5.6% | 1.08% |
| 2020 | $2,397 | 1.09% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Lincoln County: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Lincoln County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lincoln County sits nearest Upson County (GA), Harris County (GA), Floyd County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lincoln County (WV), Highland County (VA), Orange County (NY).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Lincoln County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,080 of 19,860 returns from Lincoln County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,661 - 31% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Lincoln County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Lincoln County?
- Lincoln County, Maine scores F (39/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-61). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Lincoln County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.85% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Lincoln County, Maine?
- The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $2,828, an effective rate of 0.85% on a $332,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Lincoln County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lincoln County climbed 18.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,397 to $2,828, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lincoln County?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $76,875 median household income.
What to do with Lincoln County's UNDER rate
Lincoln County's $2,828 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Lincoln County ranks #15 of 16 Maine counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Maine overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lincoln County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.85%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,828/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lincoln County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lincoln County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Wasco County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $2,828/yr; rate 0.77% vs Lincoln County 0.85%.
Erie County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,830/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.60% vs Lincoln County 0.85%.
Monroe County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,826/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.35% vs Lincoln County 0.85%.
Bremer County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,824/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.29% vs Lincoln County 0.85%.
Maine county set
State ACS overview for every published Maine county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lincoln County stamps UNDER · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Lincoln County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.