Maine · County property tax · ACS 2024
Piscataquis County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Piscataquis County pays $1,537 a year, an effective rate of 0.90%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,537
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.90%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -23%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 16
- rank in ME
The verdict
Homeowners in Piscataquis County pay a median $1,537 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.90%, more affordable than 43% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,537
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.90%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1794 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($170,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Maine. Population: 17,263. Owner-occupied homes: 6,606.
The median annual property tax in Piscataquis County is $1,537, which is 49% lower than the Maine state average and 23% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.90% on a median home value of $170,200. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Piscataquis County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Piscataquis County's 0.90% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 43%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Maine median
Homeowners in Piscataquis County pay a median annual property tax of $1,537, notably lower than the national median and well below the Maine state median. On a $170,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.90% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Maine counties by effective rate
Piscataquis County ranks #14 of 16 counties in Maine by effective rate (13% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Piscataquis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $61,345 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County rose 54.6%, from $110,100 to $170,200. The effective rate fell 28.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 96% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.5%, to $1,537. 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 $1,391 to $1,537, a gain of 10%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,999 of 6,606 owner-occupied homes (30.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.5% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Piscataquis County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Piscataquis County homeowners, 1,999 of 6,606 owner-occupied homes (30.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.3% (1,143)
- $800 to $1,499 30.3% (1,999)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.9% (1,052)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.0% (1,255)
- $3,000 or more 15.0% (991)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
166 homes here (2.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Maine handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Piscataquis County, mortgaged homeowners pay 24% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Piscataquis County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Piscataquis County's effective rate is higher than 13% of the 16 counties in Maine - ranking #14 of 16.
Where Piscataquis County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.90% more affordable than 43% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Piscataquis County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Piscataquis County | Maine Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Piscataquis County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Maine counties.
Piscataquis County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,537 +3.4% | 0.90% |
| 2023 | $1,487 +4.1% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | $1,429 +1.3% | 1.04% |
| 2021 | $1,410 +1.4% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | $1,391 | 1.26% |
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.
Piscataquis County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Piscataquis County's effective rate
On effective rate, Piscataquis County sits nearest Oldham County (KY), Henderson County (KY), Wilkinson County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Fluvanna County (VA), Doniphan County (KS), Dewey County (SD).
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
Piscataquis County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 180 of 8,100 returns from Piscataquis County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,244 - 28% 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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Piscataquis County rate FAQs
- How does Piscataquis County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Piscataquis County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.90% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Piscataquis County, Maine?
- The median annual property tax in Piscataquis County is $1,537, an effective rate of 0.90% on a $170,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Piscataquis County?
- Piscataquis County, Maine scores D (48/100) 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 housing pressure at C (2.77×). 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.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Piscataquis County?
- Property taxes in Piscataquis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $61,345 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Piscataquis County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Piscataquis County climbed 10.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,391 to $1,537, 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 to do with Piscataquis County's UNDER rate
Inside Maine, Piscataquis County's $1,537 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Maine overview →
Piscataquis County ranks #14 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 Piscataquis 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: 0.90%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,537/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Piscataquis County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Piscataquis County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Gordon County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Piscataquis County at $1,537/yr; rate 0.69% vs Piscataquis County 0.90%.
Menominee County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Piscataquis County at $1,537/yr; rate 1.01% vs Piscataquis County 0.90%.
Whitley County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Piscataquis County at $1,537/yr; rate 0.70% vs Piscataquis County 0.90%.
Bennett County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,535/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.98% vs Piscataquis County 0.90%.
Maine county set
State ACS overview for every published Maine county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.