The median owner-occupied home in Waldo County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,593 (± $92) a year, compared with $2,926 in Maine and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $239,100 (± $7,407), compared with $266,400 in Maine and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Waldo County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 40,006 | 1,377,400 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,593 ± $92 | $2,926 ± $22 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $239,100 ± $7,407 | $266,400 ± $2,109 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $68,441 ± $4,439 | $71,773 ± $660 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.08% ± 0.05 points | 1.10% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 80.9% ± 1.6 points | 74.0% ± 0.5 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 38.4% ± 1.5 points | 35.0% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 20.6% ± 1.9 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 Waldo County (1)
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 Waldo County (3)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Waldo County (26)
- Belfast city
- Belmont
- Brooks
- Burnham
- Frankfort
- Freedom
- Islesboro
- Jackson
- Knox
- Liberty
- Lincolnville
- Monroe
- Montville
- Morrill
- Northport
- Palermo
- Prospect
- Searsmont
- Searsport
- Stockton Springs
- Swanville
- Thorndike
- Troy
- Unity
- Waldo
- Winterport
Other named communities in Waldo County (102)
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.
- Bayside
- Beans Corner
- Belmont Corner
- Bickfords Corner
- Brown Corner
- Bryants Corner
- Butlers Corner
- Carrs Corner
- Carvers Corner
- Center Belmont
- Center Montville
- City Point
- Clarks Corner
- Connors Corner
- Cooks Corner
- Crows Nest
- Dark Harbor
- Dodge Corner
- Dog Island Corner
- Drake Corner
- Ducktrap
- East Knox
- East Northport
- East Palermo
- East Thorndike
- East Troy
- Ellingwood Corner
- Evans Corner
- Farwells Corner
- Fosters Corner
- Gerrish Corner
- Ghent
- Grange Corner
- Greely Corner
- Greenlaws Corner
- Greens Corner
- Greers Corner
- Gregorys Corner
- Hales Corner
- Halldale
- Halls Corner
- Hayford Corner
- Head of the Tide
- Heals Corner
- Herricks Corner
- Holmes Mill
- Hurds Corner
- Hutchins Corner
- Jones Corner
- Kendalls Corner
- Knights Corner
- Knox Center
- Knox Corner
- Knox Ledge Corner
- Lincolnville Center
- McFarlands Corner
- Mitchell Corner
- Monroe Center
- Neals Corner
- Nickerson Mills
- North Islesboro
- North Monroe
- North Palermo
- North Searsmont
- North Searsport
- North Winterport
- Oakwood
- Pattee Corner
- Pauls Corner
- Polands Corner
- Poors Mill
- Pripet
- Prospect Ferry
- Ray Corner
- Reynolds Corner
- Sandy Point
- Shermans Corner
- Sibley Corner
- Simpsons Corner
- Slab City
- Smarts Corner
- Smithton
- South Liberty
- South Montville
- Stevens Corner
- Temple Heights
- Thurstons Corner
- Townhouse Corner
- Troy Center
- Twitchell Corner
- Vickerys Corner
- Walker Corner
- West Montville
- West Searsmont
- West Winterport
- Whitcombs Corner
- Whites Corner
- Windemere
- Winnecook
- Woodmans Mills
- Yorks Corner
- Youngtown