Property tax rate
0.90%Below state avg 1.02%Median bill $1,537/yr · CensusMedian rent
$8372-bed $822Per month · Census30-yr mortgage rate
7.24%Freddie Mac weekly averageWhat the numbers say
Piscataquis County, ME real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
Homeowners in Piscataquis County pay a median of $1,537 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $170,200, an effective rate of about 0.90%. The Maine average is 1.02%, which makes Piscataquis County the #3 lowest-tax of 16 counties in the state with published tax data.
Renters pay a median of $837 a month, and $822 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $170,000 home here comes to about $1,127 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $48,000 a year (the median household here earns $61,345).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,127/mo- Principal & interest$928
- Property tax$128
- Insurance (est.)$71
$170,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Piscataquis County by bedrooms
Studio$60831% below state
1 bedroom$40455% below state
2 bedrooms$82233% below state
3 bedrooms$1,13420% below state
4 bedrooms$92938% below state
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.