Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Waldo County is $1,580.00 per year, based on a median home value of $150,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.05% of property value.

Waldo County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixteen counties in Maine, Waldo County is ranked 9th by median property taxes, and 9th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Waldo County collects a median of 1.05% 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 Waldo County is $27,200.00 lower than the Maine median property value of $177,500.00.

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9th out of 16 By median yearly property tax

9th out of 16 By percentage of median home value

6th out of 16 By percentage of median income

You can see how Waldo 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 Waldo County are the responsibility of the Waldo County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Belfast, Maine.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Waldo County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Waldo County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Waldo County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Waldo 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 Waldo County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).