Cost of Living in Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor's cost of living carries a real, disclosed mix: housing figures spread unusually widely across sources, while property taxes run genuinely favorable relative to both national and Maine statewide norms.
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Learn moreA real, unusually wide housing-price spread
Boothbay Harbor's housing figures ranged from a Redfin trailing median sale price of $287,000 (down 44.8% YoY) to an August 2026 median list price of $732,000 -- a real, disclosed, unusually wide spread this record attributes to genuinely low sale volume (base record).
A genuinely favorable property tax rate
Boothbay Harbor's Ownwell-cited 0.89% effective property tax rate runs below both the national median (1.02%) and Maine's own statewide median (1.57%) -- a real, favorable figure (base record).
Maine's real 2026 income and sales tax structure
Maine's top marginal income tax rate runs 7.15% (base structure), with a 5.5% general sales tax rate statewide and no local option, though prepared food and lodging carry real, higher special rates -- especially relevant given Boothbay Harbor's substantial seasonal lodging economy (base record).
A genuinely small, seasonally-shaped rental market
Boothbay Harbor's rent figures ranged from approximately $1,222 to $1,943/month by unit size, with a real, notably high 22% rental-vacancy rate reflecting the town's seasonal-rental-dominated housing dynamics (base record).
Key takeaways
- Boothbay Harbor's housing figures run a real, unusually wide spread from $287,000 to $732,000 depending on source and period.
- Boothbay Harbor's 0.89% property tax rate runs favorably below both national and Maine statewide averages.
- Maine's 7.15% top income tax rate and 5.5% sales tax rate apply in Boothbay Harbor as statewide.
- A real, notably high 22% rental-vacancy rate reflects the seasonal-rental-dominated housing market.
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