Cost of Living in Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor's cost of living runs genuinely, substantially above national medians, driven heavily by tourism-influenced housing costs.
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Learn moreHousing runs substantially above the national median
Cited home values ran approximately $615,000 to $732,000 depending on source, well above the ~$408,776 national median.
A real, documented rental-affordability crisis
Hancock County reported zero affordable-housing permits countywide in 2025, and local wages have fallen behind soaring real estate prices.
A near-average property tax rate
Bar Harbor's combined mill rate (10.16 mills, ~1.02% effective) runs close to the national median.
Key takeaways
- Bar Harbor's housing costs run substantially above the national median.
- A real, documented year-round rental-affordability crisis affects local workers directly.
- Bar Harbor's property tax rate itself runs close to the national average.
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