The median owner-occupied home in Kennebec County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,510 (± $41) a year, compared with $2,926 in Maine and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $219,900 (± $4,083), compared with $266,400 in Maine and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Kennebec County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 125,614 | 1,377,400 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,510 ± $41 | $2,926 ± $22 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $219,900 ± $4,083 | $266,400 ± $2,109 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $65,062 ± $2,268 | $71,773 ± $660 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.14% ± 0.03 points | 1.10% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 72.8% ± 1.2 points | 74.0% ± 0.5 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 33.4% ± 1.1 points | 35.0% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 19.6% ± 1.5 points | 22.0% ± 0.5 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Kennebec County (4)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Kennebec County (6)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Kennebec County (29)
- Albion
- Augusta city
- Belgrade
- Benton
- Chelsea
- China
- Clinton
- Farmingdale
- Fayette
- Gardiner city
- Hallowell city
- Litchfield
- Manchester
- Monmouth
- Mount Vernon
- Oakland
- Pittston
- Randolph
- Readfield
- Rome
- Sidney
- Vassalboro
- Vienna
- Waterville city
- Wayne
- West Gardiner
- Windsor
- Winslow
- Winthrop
Other named communities in Kennebec County (82)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Bacons Corner
- Bailey Corner
- Bangs Beach
- Batchelders Crossing
- Belgrade Lakes
- Benton Falls
- Benton Station
- Browns Corner
- Center Vassalboro
- Coles
- Decker Corner
- Dirigo Corner
- Dixon Corner
- Dunns Corners
- East Benton
- East Monmouth
- East Pittston
- East Vassalboro
- East Winslow
- East Winthrop
- Fayette Corner
- Frenchs Corner
- Getchell Corner
- Goodwin Corner
- Granite Hill
- Halls Corner
- Hayden Corner
- Island Park
- Kents Hill
- Lambs Corner
- Libby Hill
- Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield Plains
- Locks Corner
- Maranacook
- McCoy Crossing
- Morrison Corner
- Nehumkeag (historical)
- North Augusta
- North Belgrade
- North Belgrade Station
- North Fayette
- North Monmouth
- North Pittston
- North Sidney
- North Vassalboro
- North Wayne
- North Windsor
- Paines Corner
- Pelton Hill
- Pishon Ferry
- Purgatory
- Readfield Depot
- Richmond Mill
- Ring Hill
- Riverside
- Rome Corner
- Sanderson Corners
- Seaveys Corner
- Seaward Mills
- Sennetts Corner
- South Albion
- South China
- South Gardiner
- South Monmouth
- South Vassalboro
- South Windsor
- Spears Corner
- Sturtevant Hill
- Summerhaven
- Tacoma
- Tallwood
- Togus
- Twelve Corners
- Tyler Corner
- Weeks Mills
- West Mount Vernon
- West Sidney
- West Windsor
- Windsorville
- Wings Mills
- Winthrop Center