Property Tax & Income in Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County has an effective property tax rate of 0.99%. On the median home value of $217,300, that's roughly $2,162 per year. Median household income is $60,173.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Oxford County | Maine (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.99% | 1.04% |
| Median home value1 | $217,300 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 7.15% | top rate 7.15% |
| State sales tax3 | 5.50% combined | 5.50% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Oxford County, ME
In Oxford County, Maine, the property tax rate sits at 0.995%, which falls below the statewide median of 1.042% and ranks 12th among the state's 16 counties. A median home value of $217,300 translates into an annual real-estate tax bill of about $2,162. With median household income at $60,173, that tax bill amounts to roughly 3.6% of yearly earnings. Per-capita income in the county is $35,412. Buyers weighing a move here will find that East Dixfield, Brownfield, and Denmark anchor a largely rural county where housing costs stay well under many national markets. The national median effective rate of 0.794% is lower, so this county's tax rate runs above the U.S. average even as its home prices remain comparatively affordable.