The median owner-occupied home in Lincoln County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,850 (± $107) a year, compared with $2,926 in Maine and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $306,200 (± $14,704), compared with $266,400 in Maine and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Lincoln County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 35,840 | 1,377,400 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,850 ± $107 | $2,926 ± $22 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $306,200 ± $14,704 | $266,400 ± $2,109 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $72,026 ± $4,617 | $71,773 ± $660 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.93% ± 0.06 points | 1.10% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 83.8% ± 0.5 points | 74.0% ± 0.5 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 43.7% ± 2.3 points | 35.0% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 25.6% ± 3.3 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.
Census-designated places in Lincoln County (5)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Lincoln County (19)
- Alna
- Boothbay
- Boothbay Harbor
- Bremen
- Bristol
- Damariscotta
- Dresden
- Edgecomb
- Jefferson
- Monhegan plantation
- Newcastle
- Nobleboro
- Somerville
- South Bristol
- Southport
- Waldoboro
- Westport Island
- Whitefield
- Wiscasset
Other named communities in Lincoln County (78)
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.
- Alna Center
- Back Narrows
- Bayville
- Benner Corner
- Bogues Corner
- Broad Cove
- Camp Wavus
- Cedar Grove
- Chamberlain
- Christmas Cove
- Coopers Mills
- Damariscotta Mills
- Davis Corner
- Dover
- Dresden Mills
- East Boothbay
- East Edgecomb
- Eugley Corner
- Feylers Corner
- Flanders Corner
- Fort Edgecomb
- Glendon
- Harrington Corner
- Hatchs Corner
- Head Tide
- Hendricks Harbor
- Heron Island
- Jones Corner
- Kalers Corner
- Kennedy Corner
- Keyes Corner
- Knowlton Corner
- Linekin
- Loudville
- Manks Corner
- Medomak
- Mount Pisgah
- Mouse Island
- Muscongus
- New Harbor
- Newagen
- North Edgecomb
- North Jefferson
- North Newcastle
- North Waldoboro
- North Whitefield
- Oak Hill
- Ocean Point
- Orffs Corner
- Pemaquid
- Pemaquid (historical)
- Pemaquid Beach
- Pemaquid Harbor
- Pemaquid Point
- Pine Cliff
- Pools Landing
- Round Pond
- Sandhill Corner
- Sheepscot
- South Dresden
- South Jefferson
- South Newcastle
- South Waldoboro
- Sprague Corner
- Spruce Shores
- Spruceworld
- Trainor Corner
- Trevett
- Turners Corner
- Walpole
- West Boothbay Harbor
- West Bristol
- West Dresden
- West Southport
- West Waldoboro
- Winslow Hill
- Winslows Mills
- Yellow Head