How much are property taxes in Beaver Cove, ME?

Name: Property taxes in Beaver Cove, ME, 2020–2024
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Homeowners in Beaver Cove, ME pay a median of $1,769 (±$326) a year in real estate taxes (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25103).

Homes with a mortgage pay a median of $2,109.

Homes without a mortgage pay a median of $1,660.

That is about 0.3% of the median home value of $523,300.

In Beaver Cove, the median real estate tax went from $1,444 in 2015–2019 to $1,769 in 2020–2024 (+22.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median real estate taxes: $1,769 (±$326)
With a mortgage: $2,109
Without a mortgage: $1,660
Share of median value: 0.3%

Real estate taxes in Beaver Cove against Piscataquis County, its state and the nation

Median real estate taxes paid a year, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Beaver Cove	Piscataquis County	Maine	United States
Median real estate taxes	$1,769 (±$326)	$1,537 (±$91)	$3,036 (±$26)	$3,119
Homes with a mortgage	$2,109 (±$483)	$1,714 (±$89)	$3,243 (±$34)	$3,489
Homes without a mortgage	$1,660 (±$456)	$1,378 (±$83)	$2,748 (±$38)	$2,576
Median home value	$523,300 (±$247,521)	$170,200 (±$8,339)	$296,600 (±$2,876)	$332,700

In Beaver Cove, the median real estate tax is not measurably different from Piscataquis County ($1,537).

It is also lower than in Maine ($3,036).

It is lower than the national figure ($3,119).

In Piscataquis County, Beaver Cove ranks 6 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median real estate taxes.

Statewide, it ranks 317 of 476.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Taxes as a share of home value in Beaver Cove

The median tax ($1,769) is 0.3% of the median home value ($523,300).

Across Piscataquis County the same ratio is 0.9%.

Across Maine it is 1.0%.

This is a ratio of two medians, a rough effective rate: not the tax rate or mill rate the town, county or school district sets, and not any one home’s bill.

Owners report what they paid and what they think their home is worth; the assessor’s office publishes the actual rates and assessments.

How property taxes in Beaver Cove have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median real estate taxes	$1,444 (±$197)	$1,769 (±$326)	+22.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$235,700 (±$141,329)	$523,300 (±$247,521)	+122.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,375 (±$585)	$2,018 (±$388)	+46.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median real estate taxes in places near Beaver Cove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Beaver Cove
Place	Distance	Median real estate taxes	Compared with this place
Beaver Cove	—	$1,769 (±$326)	—
Greenville	8.8 mi	$3,033 (±$760)	Higher
Shirley	17 mi	$2,522 (±$196)	Higher
Willimantic	18 mi	$1,285 (±$153)	Lower
Monson	19 mi	$1,664 (±$276)	Not measurably different
Bowerbank	19 mi	$1,118 (±$514)	Lower
Brownville	25 mi	$1,250 (±$106)	Lower
Guilford	25 mi	$1,619 (±$246)	Not measurably different
Abbot	26 mi	$1,393 (±$121)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Willimantic, ME ($1,285), Bowerbank, ME ($1,118), Brownville, ME ($1,250).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Greenville, ME ($3,033), Shirley, ME ($2,522).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median real estate taxes across Piscataquis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median real estate taxes
1	Greenville	$3,033 (±$760)
2	Shirley	$2,522 (±$196)
3	Parkman	$2,000 (±$551)
4	Dover-Foxcroft	$1,916 (±$187)
5	Sebec	$1,810 (±$178)
6	Beaver Cove	$1,769 (±$326)
7	Monson	$1,664 (±$276)
8	Guilford	$1,619 (±$246)
9	Milo	$1,450 (±$274)
10	Abbot	$1,393 (±$121)
11	Sangerville	$1,349 (±$156)
12	Willimantic	$1,285 (±$153)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Piscataquis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Beaver Cove

How much are property taxes in Beaver Cove?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Beaver Cove, ME is $1,769 (±$326) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the property tax rate in Beaver Cove?

The Census Bureau does not publish tax rates; as a rough guide, the median tax paid is 0.3% of the median home value in Beaver Cove, and the actual rate is set by the town, county and school district.

Have property taxes in Beaver Cove gone up?

In Beaver Cove, the median real estate tax went from $1,444 in 2015–2019 to $1,769 in 2020–2024 (+22.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Are property taxes in Beaver Cove higher than in Piscataquis County?

In Beaver Cove, the median real estate tax is not measurably different from Piscataquis County ($1,537).

It is also lower than in Maine ($3,036).

It is lower than the national figure ($3,119).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Beaver Cove town, Piscataquis County, Maine (county subdivision:03740, in state:23 county:021).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M from the 2019 release.

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B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25103_002E, B25103_002M, B25103_003E, B25103_003M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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