Home / Maine / Oxford County / Lincoln Plantation
2024 mil rate · Oxford County, ME
Lincoln Plantation property tax rate
Lincoln Plantation's 2024 mil rate is $2.22 per $1,000 of assessed value. A property assessed at $300,000 owes $666.00 for the year. That ranks 481st highest of Maine's 482 municipalities, among the lowest tenth, $12.34 per $1,000 below the $14.56 per $1,000 state median.
- 1Mil rate $2.22 per $1,000
- 2Bill on $300,000 assessed $666.00
Your Lincoln Plantation tax bill
The bill before exemptions and credits. Compare every Maine rate.
Lincoln Plantation's rate, ratio and tax base
Maine Revenue Services certified Lincoln Plantation's 2024 ratio at 100%: its assessments average 100% of market value, exactly at market. Multiplying the rate by the ratio gives $2.22 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: Lincoln Plantation committed $115,822 of property tax on $52,171,900 of taxable valuation, and $2.22 per $1,000 on that valuation raises $115,822. That commitment ranks 478th of 482 in Maine and is 0.09% of all the property tax committed in Oxford County's 35 municipalities; the valuation ranks 391st. Lincoln Plantation is a plantation, a form of local government with fewer powers than a town, but it assesses and commits its own tax.
Tax on common assessed values in Lincoln Plantation
| Assessed value | 2024 bill | Versus ME median rate |
|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | $444.00 | −$2,468.00 |
| $300,000 | $666.00 | −$3,702.00 |
| $400,000 | $888.00 | −$4,936.00 |
| $500,000 | $1,110.00 | −$6,170.00 |
| $750,000 | $1,665.00 | −$9,255.00 |
Each bill is the assessed value divided by 1,000 and multiplied by $2.22, before exemptions, credits such as Maine's homestead exemption or special charges. These are assessed values, not sale prices: at a 100% ratio the $300,000 row is a property worth about $300,000. The last column is the difference from the same assessment at the $14.56 per $1,000 state median.
How Lincoln Plantation compares in Oxford County and Maine
Among the 35 municipalities in Oxford County, Lincoln Plantation ranks 35th highest; the county median is $15.25 per $1,000, so Lincoln Plantation sits $13.03 per $1,000 below it. The next higher rate in the county is Newry at $5.30, and none has a lower one. Statewide, 0% of municipalities have a lower mil rate than Lincoln Plantation.
Outside Oxford County, the closest rates are Lake View Plantation ($2.65, Piscataquis), Garfield Plantation ($0.90, Aroostook), Rangeley Plantation ($3.65, Franklin), Nashville Plantation ($4.19, 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 Lincoln Plantation assessment
In Maine an abatement starts with a written request to Lincoln Plantation'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 Oxford 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 Lincoln Plantation's 100% certified ratio comes in: a $300,000 assessment at that ratio corresponds to about $300,000 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.
Lincoln Plantation property tax questions
What is the property tax rate in Lincoln Plantation, ME?
Lincoln Plantation's 2024 mil rate is $2.22 per $1,000 of assessed value. Source: Maine Revenue Services.
How much is the property tax on a $300,000 assessment in Lincoln Plantation?
$300,000 ÷ 1,000 × $2.22 = $666.00 a year, before exemptions and credits.
Is Lincoln Plantation's tax rate high for Maine?
It ranks 481st highest of 482, among the lowest tenth of Maine municipalities; the median is $14.56 per $1,000. Its certified ratio is 100%, so its assessments sit at market value on average.
How do I appeal a Lincoln Plantation 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.