Taxes in Waterville
Waterville's tax picture combines a real, notably elevated effective property tax rate with Maine's real, statewide graduated income tax structure.
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Learn moreA real, notably elevated property tax rate
Waterville's effective property tax rate ran approximately 2.00% per Ownwell, notably above both the ~1.02% national median and Maine's own ~1.10% statewide average.
Maine's real, graduated income tax
Maine taxes income across a base three-bracket structure topping out at a 7.15% marginal rate, with a real, new-for-2026 2% millionaire's-tax surcharge above $1M/$1.5M income.
Maine's real, simple sales tax
Maine's 5.5% general sales tax rate applies statewide with no local-option layer.
Key takeaways
- Waterville's effective property tax rate (~2.00%) runs notably above both national and Maine averages.
- Maine's statewide income tax tops out at 7.15% (base structure) for 2026.
- Maine's 5.5% sales tax applies statewide with no local option.
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