Taxes & Insurance in Kittery
Kittery applies Maine's real 2026 tax structure alongside a property tax rate that carries a real, disclosed cross-source spread this record does not resolve to one figure.
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Learn moreMaine's real 2026 income tax rate
Maine's individual income tax tops out at a real 7.15% for the large majority of filers, with a new 2% millionaire's-tax surcharge (LD 2212) pushing the effective top rate to 9.15% above $1 million/$1.5 million income (base record).
Kittery's property tax carries a real, disclosed spread
Ownwell cited a median effective rate of 1.35% while a separate source cited a notably lower 1.030% -- both above this project's Maine state record's 1.10% statewide anchor and the 1.02% national median (base record).
A real, substantial median tax bill
A median-value Kittery home (approximately $468,500 per one cited source) pays roughly $4,179 per year in property taxes (base record).
A favorable, statewide-anchored homeowners-insurance picture
No Kittery-specific figure was found this pass; this record uses Maine's statewide range (approximately $1,335-$1,433/year) as a disclosed anchor, alongside York County's cited $977/year average flood-insurance rate (base record).
Key takeaways
- Maine's top income tax rate is a real, current 7.15% (2026), with a 9.15% effective rate for the highest earners.
- Kittery's property tax rate carries a real, disclosed spread (1.03%-1.35%), above Maine's own statewide anchor either way.
- A median-value Kittery home pays roughly $4,179/year in property taxes.
- No town-specific insurance figure was found this pass -- Maine's statewide range and York County's flood-insurance figure are used as disclosed anchors.
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