LOCAL SCHEDULES VARY

Oxford County property tax appeals

Reassessment schedules vary by locality in Maine. Your notice, when one arrives, states your deadline.

Appeals go to Municipal assessors, then the local board of assessment review and Superior Court.

Oxford CountyFROM YOUR NOTICE
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HOW MAINE APPEALS WORK
THE SHORT VERSION

Maine municipalities, not counties, assess property. You file a written abatement application within 185 days of your town's commitment date, and an ordinary home's further appeal runs to Superior Court.

WHEN AN APPEAL MAKES SENSE
  • Recent comparable sales show your value is too high.
  • The property record has an error.
  • You file within 185 days of your municipality's commitment date.
WHEN IT USUALLY WILL NOT
  • Your assessment already reflects the market and you are only unhappy with your tax bill.
  • You miss the 185-day window.
ABATEMENT WINDOW185 days from commitmentAPPEAL TOLocal board of assessment review, then Superior CourtNONRESIDENTIAL/$1M+ ROUTEState Board of Property Tax ReviewFILING FEEConfirm with your municipality
Read the full explanation

In Maine, your municipality's assessors set your property's value as of April 1 each year, and if you think it is too high, you file a written application for an abatement within 185 days of your municipality's commitment date, the date the town commits its tax list for the year. Assessors decide within a set time, and if your municipality has adopted a board of assessment review, you can appeal there. For an ordinary home, a further appeal from that board goes directly to Superior Court; a separate State Board of Property Tax Review only hears nonresidential property or a property with an equalized municipal valuation of $1,000,000 or more. Because Maine has no cap on assessed value, an appeal helps when recent comparable sales show your value is too high or the record has an error. It usually will not help if your assessment already reflects the market and you are only unhappy with your tax bill. This is general information, not tax advice.

Source: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, Chapter 105 · checked 2026-07-20. In Florida we run the numbers for you. In Maine we give you the deadline, where to file, and the rules, verified against official sources.

OXFORD COUNTY APPEAL FACTS
Filing window:
File a written application for an abatement within 185 days from your municipality's commitment date, the date the town commits its tax list for the year (36 M.R.S. 841). Ask your town office for this year's commitment date. An ordinary residential appeal from your municipality's board of assessment review goes directly to Superior Court; a separate State Board of Property Tax Review only hears nonresidential property or a property with an equalized municipal valuation of $1,000,000 or more.
Where to file:
Municipal assessors, then the local board of assessment review and Superior Court
Filing fee:
Contact your municipality for any form fee.

Verified against official sources, approved 2026-08-09.

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