Maine Property Tax Assessors

Town of Mount Desert, Maine Tax Assessors' Office

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Call the [] Tax Assessor 207-276-5531
Town of Mount Desert Assessors Phone Number
Town of Mount Desert Assessor
21 Sea Street, P.O. Box 248, Northeast
Harbor, Maine 04662
Town of Mount Desert Assessors Fax Number 207-276-3232 (Fax)

Where is the Town of Mount Desert Tax Assessor's Office?

The Town of Mount Desert Town of Mount Desert - Tax Assessor Office is located at 21 Sea Street, P.O. Box 248, Northeast in Harbor, Maine.

Town of Mount Desert is a locality in Hancock County, Maine. Unlike many other areas where property taxes are collected on a county level, Town of Mount Desert has its own tax assessor's office. If your property is located in a different Hancock County locality, see that page for tax assessor's information.

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What can the Town of Mount Desert Assessor's Office do for me?

The Town of Mount Desert Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Town of Mount Desert.

Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.

Submitting a Town of Mount Desert property tax appeal

If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.

You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.

If you would like to appeal your property, call the Town of Mount Desert Assessor's Office at (207) 276 5531 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.

For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.

Useful Town of Mount Desert Facts:

The median home value in Town of Mount Desert is between $195,268.00 and $207,932.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.

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