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Edgecomb property tax rate

Edgecomb's 2024 mil rate is $21.98 per $1,000 of assessed value. A property assessed at $300,000 owes $6,594.00 for the year. That ranks 55th highest of Maine's 482 municipalities, in the highest quarter, $7.42 per $1,000 above the $14.56 per $1,000 state median.

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  1. 1Mil rate $21.98 per $1,000
  2. 2Bill on $300,000 assessed $6,594.00

Your Edgecomb tax bill

2024 bill
$6,594.00
$300,000 ÷ 1,000 × $21.98

The bill before exemptions and credits. Compare every Maine rate.

Mil rate 2024
$21.98
Certified ratio
72%
Rank in ME (1 = highest)
55 of 482
Rank in Lincoln County
3 of 19

Edgecomb's rate, ratio and tax base

$21.98Mil rate$15.83× 72% ratio$14.56ME median
Edgecomb: the 2024 mil rate, the same rate multiplied by the certified ratio (tax per $1,000 of market value at the town's average level of assessment), and the Maine median rate. Columns to scale from $0.

Maine Revenue Services certified Edgecomb's 2024 ratio at 72%: its assessments average 72% of market value, below market, so the $21.98 rate overstates the tax on a dollar of market value. Multiplying the rate by the ratio gives $15.83 per $1,000 of market value at that average level. The state median ratio is 100%, and 234 municipalities are certified at 100%.

The rate comes from the town's own numbers: Edgecomb committed $4,927,015 of property tax on $224,159,010 of taxable valuation, and $21.98 per $1,000 on that valuation raises $4,927,015. That commitment ranks 163rd of 482 in Maine and is 4.51% of all the property tax committed in Lincoln County's 19 municipalities; the valuation ranks 213th.

Tax on common assessed values in Edgecomb

Assessed value2024 billVersus ME median rate
$200,000$4,396.00+$1,484.00
$300,000$6,594.00+$2,226.00
$400,000$8,792.00+$2,968.00
$500,000$10,990.00+$3,710.00
$750,000$16,485.00+$5,565.00

Each bill is the assessed value divided by 1,000 and multiplied by $21.98, before exemptions, credits such as Maine's homestead exemption or special charges. These are assessed values, not sale prices: at a 72% ratio the $300,000 row is a property worth about $416,667. The last column is the difference from the same assessment at the $14.56 per $1,000 state median.

How Edgecomb compares in Lincoln County and Maine

Somerville$23.60Alna$23.50Edgecomb$21.98Damariscotta$18.50Wiscasset$17.77Waldoboro$16.90Nobleboro$15.30Dresden$14.50Newcastle$13.60Jefferson$12.11Boothbay$11.35Whitefield$10.07Boothbay Harbor$9.45
Edgecomb and the 12 Lincoln County municipalities with the nearest rates (of 19), 2024. Bars to scale from $0.

Among the 19 municipalities in Lincoln County, Edgecomb ranks 3rd highest; the county median is $12.11 per $1,000, so Edgecomb sits $9.87 per $1,000 above it. The next higher rate in the county is Alna at $23.50, and the next lower is Damariscotta at $18.50. Statewide, 88% of municipalities have a lower mil rate than Edgecomb.

017.535median $14.56Edgecomb $21.98lowest → highest of 482
Every Maine municipality's 2024 rate per $1,000 of assessed value, lowest to highest (482 bars, to scale from $0). Edgecomb is marked; the line is the median.

Outside Lincoln County, the closest rates are Dennysville ($22.00, Washington), Jay ($22.00, Franklin), Milford ($22.00, Penobscot), Perham ($22.00, Aroostook). Because towns assess at different shares of market value, the rate multiplied by the certified ratio is the better guide to what a house of a given price pays.

Appealing a Edgecomb assessment

In Maine an abatement starts with a written request to Edgecomb's assessors within 185 days of the tax being committed. The assessors have 60 days to decide; then the appeal goes within 60 days to the Board of Assessment Review, or to the Lincoln County commissioners where the municipality has no board, and on to the Superior Court within 30 days (Maine Revenue Services, Property Tax Bulletin No. 10 (revised March 26, 2020)). Overvaluation is judged against how the town assesses similar property on average, which is where Edgecomb's 72% certified ratio comes in: a $300,000 assessment at that ratio corresponds to about $416,667 of market value.

The Maine appeal page sets out each step with its source and the ratio arithmetic. This is a summary of the published procedure, not legal advice.

Edgecomb property tax questions

What is the property tax rate in Edgecomb, ME?

Edgecomb's 2024 mil rate is $21.98 per $1,000 of assessed value. Source: Maine Revenue Services.

How much is the property tax on a $300,000 assessment in Edgecomb?

$300,000 ÷ 1,000 × $21.98 = $6,594.00 a year, before exemptions and credits.

Is Edgecomb's tax rate high for Maine?

It ranks 55th highest of 482, in the highest quarter of Maine municipalities; the median is $14.56 per $1,000. Its certified ratio is 72%, so its assessments sit below market value on average.

How do I appeal a Edgecomb property assessment?

Written abatement request to the assessors: 185 days after commitment (36 M.R.S. §§ 841–849 (Bulletin 10)). Then: assessors' decision (60 days); appeal to the board of assessment review or county commissioners (60 days); appeal to the superior court (30 days).

Source: Maine Revenue Services, 2024 Municipal Valuation Return Statistical Summary, Section 1 (certified ratio, commitment, tax rate, total taxable valuation), dated November 19, 2025. Appeal steps: Maine Revenue Services, Property Tax Bulletin No. 10 (revised March 26, 2020). Last checked October 21, 2026. This page explains published figures; it is not tax or legal advice.