- Effective property tax rate
- 0.88%
- Median annual property tax bill
- $2,445
- Median home value
- $278,400
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.
Cities in Hancock County (8)
Towns in Hancock County (38)
- Amherst
- Aurora
- Bar Harbor
- Blue Hill
- Brooklin
- Brooksville
- Bucksport
- Castine
- Central Hancock UT
- Cranberry Isles
- Dedham
- Deer Isle
- East Hancock UT
- Eastbrook
- Ellsworth city
- Franklin
- Gouldsboro
- Great Pond
- Hancock
- Lamoine
- Mariaville
- Mount Desert
- Orland
- Osborn
- Otis
- Penobscot
- Sedgwick
- Sorrento
- Southwest Harbor
- Stonington
- Sullivan
- Surry
- Swans Island
- Tremont
- Trenton
- Verona Island
- Waltham
- Winter Harbor
Other communities in Hancock County (131)
These are named communities within Hancock County recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names database - unincorporated places, small settlements, and localities without their own city government. The Census Bureau doesn't publish separate property tax figures for places this small, so they're not forgotten, there's just no dedicated data source yet. The county-wide figures above are the closest available estimate for these communities.
- Archers Corners
- Ashville
- Asticou
- Atlantic
- Baldwin Corners
- Bass Harbor
- Bayside
- Bernard
- Birch Harbor
- Black Corner
- Blue Hill Falls
- Bucks Mills
- Bucksport Center
- Cape Rosier
- Center
- Corea
- Cranes Corners
- Dog Corners
- Dow Pines
- East Blue Hill
- East Bucksport
- East Franklin
- East Lamoine
- East Orland
- East Sullivan
- East Surry
- Eden
- Eggemoggin
- Egypt
- Ellsworth Falls
- Five Mile Corners
- Flat Landing
- Fletchers Landing
- Fort George
- Franklin Road
- Frenchboro
- Gerrishville
- Goodwin Siding
- Goose Falls
- Grays Corner
- Green Lake
- Hall Quarry
- Hancock Point
- Harborside
- Haven
- Herricks
- Hulls Cove
- Hurds Corner
- Indian Point
- Islesford
- Joyville
- Lakewood
- Lamoine Beach
- Lamoine Corner
- Little Deer Isle
- Lucerne-in-Maine
- Manset
- Marks Corner
- Marlboro
- Millvale
- Minturn
- Mountainville
- Myra
- Naskeag
- Nicolin (historical)
- North Brooklin
- North Brooksville
- North Bucksport
- North Castine
- North Deer Isle
- North Ellsworth
- North Lamoine
- North Mariaville
- North Orland
- North Penobscot
- North Sedgwick
- North Sullivan
- Norumbega
- Oak Hill
- Oceanville
- Otter Creek
- Penobscot (historical)
- Pretty Marsh
- Prospect Harbor
- Reach
- Red Rock Corner
- Richs Corner
- Richtown
- Salsbury Cove
- Sand Beach
- Sargentville
- Schoodic
- Seal Cove
- Seal Harbor
- Seawall
- Somesville
- South Blue Hill
- South Brooksville
- South Deer Isle
- South Gouldsboro
- South Hancock
- South Orland
- South Penobscot
- South Surry
- Steep Landing
- Stover Corner
- Summer Harbor
- Sunset
- Sunshine
- Town Hill
- Tunk Lake
- Verona
- Verona Park
- Washington Junction
- Waukeag
- West Brooklin
- West Brooksville
- West Castine
- West Deer Isle
- West Ellsworth
- West Franklin
- West Gouldsboro
- West Penobscot
- West Stonington
- West Sullivan
- West Surry
- West Tremont
- West Trenton
- Wilson Corner
- Winkumpaugh Corners
- Wonderland