The median owner-occupied home in Piscataquis County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,487 (± $86) a year, compared with $2,926 in Maine and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $153,300 (± $9,115), compared with $266,400 in Maine and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Piscataquis County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,125 | 1,377,400 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,487 ± $86 | $2,926 ± $22 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $153,300 ± $9,115 | $266,400 ± $2,109 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $55,234 ± $3,248 | $71,773 ± $660 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.97% ± 0.08 points | 1.10% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 76.9% ± 2.8 points | 74.0% ± 0.5 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 39.2% ± 1.7 points | 35.0% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 21.6% ± 2.7 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 Piscataquis County (5)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Piscataquis County (19)
- Abbot
- Beaver Cove
- Bowerbank
- Brownville
- Dover-Foxcroft
- Greenville
- Guilford
- Lake View plantation
- Medford
- Milo
- Monson
- Northeast Piscataquis UT
- Parkman
- Sangerville
- Sebec
- Shirley
- Southeast Piscataquis UT
- Wellington
- Willimantic
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (1)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Piscataquis County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Kingsbury plantation
Other named communities in Piscataquis County (72)
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.
- Adams
- Atkinson Mills
- Barnard
- Barnard Corner
- Benson
- Berrys Corner
- Blanchard
- Bodfish
- Boyd Lake
- Burdin Corner
- Chesuncook
- Cole Corner
- Derby
- Dover South Mills
- Dunham Corner
- Earley Landing
- East Dover
- East Sangerville
- Edes Corner
- Gilman Corner
- Goffs Corner
- Goodell Corner
- Greeleys Landing
- Greenville Junction
- Guilford Center
- Happy Corner
- Hardy
- Howard Corner
- Huff Corner
- Hurd Corner
- Hutchins Corner
- Jackman Corner
- Knights Landing
- Kokadjo
- Lily Bay
- Lower Shirley Corner
- McCarty
- Medford Center
- Mill Brook
- Monson Junction
- Mooresville
- Moosehead
- Moosehorn
- Morkill
- New City
- North East Carry
- North Guilford
- Old City
- Onawa
- Packard Landing
- Packards
- Parkers
- Parrot
- Parson Landing
- Pine Knoll
- Pingree Center
- Prairie
- Schoodic
- Sebec Corners
- Sebec Lake
- Shirley Mills
- South Dover
- South Sebec
- Starbirds
- Steadman Landing
- Stephensons Landing
- The Crossing
- The Highlands
- Upper Abbot
- Upper Shirley Corner
- West Dover
- Williamsburg