Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hancock County is $1,627.00 per year, based on a median home value of $201,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.81% of property value.

Hancock 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, Hancock County is ranked 8th by median property taxes, and 16th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Hancock County has lower property taxes than many other Maine counties. The median home value is $201,600.00, compared to the median property value in Maine of $177,500.00

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8th out of 16 By median yearly property tax

16th out of 16 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 16 By percentage of median income

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

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