Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Penobscot County is $1,525.00 per year, based on a median home value of $133,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.14% of property value.

Penobscot County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the sixteen counties in Maine, Penobscot County is ranked 10th by median property taxes, and 4th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Penobscot County collects a median of 1.14% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Maine. This is partially because the median property value in Penobscot County is $43,900.00 lower than the Maine median property value of $177,500.00.

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10th out of 16 By median yearly property tax

4th out of 16 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 16 By percentage of median income

You can see how Penobscot County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixteen other counties in Maine with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Maine, see our Maine county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Maine counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Penobscot County are the responsibility of the Penobscot County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Bangor, Maine.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Penobscot County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Penobscot County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Penobscot County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Penobscot County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Penobscot County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).