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Instant Access to Franklin County, Maine Property Records

Franklin County, Maine, has 17 towns, along with three plantations, Salem Township, and various unorganized townships. In Franklin County, ME, property records are an authoritative reference that facilitates real estate dealings, tax assessments, and municipality development.

Recent Franklin County property records show a median home value of $188,106 and a median rent cost of $705 against the median household earning of $51,418. The records also reveal that the county levies a median property tax of 1.06% of a property's assessed fair market value.

Property records in Franklin County, ME, are managed by the  Registry of Deeds. Their records include deeds, leases, mortgages, liens, plats, and more. The Registry's office dockets them according to the names involved, legal description, recorded date, instrument type, and book/page reference.

The Registry houses documents from 1838, which the public can access and duplicate by visiting the office at 140 Main St., Suite 5, Farmington, ME, during regular office hours. Viewing and downloading the documents from the statewide  Official Land Records Website is also an option.

The online database includes documents and indices from 1983 to the present. Indices from 1838 to 1982 were also digitized and added to the database in their original format. The public can search the records by name to view the original index pages. Remember to choose the non-subscriber option when printing or downloading unless one prefers to be billed monthly as a subscriber.

The fees associated with procuring documents in Franklin County vary. In-house documents are priced at $1 per page, while electronic copies range from $0.05 to $0.50 per page, depending on the number of copies needed. Meanwhile, when the Registry staff prepares the copies for faxing, e-mailing, or mailing, the charge is $1 per page, with an extra $1 for the service.

For zoning verification, note that there is no centralized office overseeing the zoning in Franklin County. Thus, one must refer to the local offices to verify zoning information reflected in the Registry's records. For additional reference, the  Maine Land Use and Planning Commission provides statewide digital zoning data accessible from the  Maine Geolibrary Board Open Portal.

Franklin County Property Statistics

For an easier overview of the difference in tax rates between counties, explore the charts below. You can also get additional insights on median home values, income levels and homeownership rates in your area.

Median Rent

Franklin County
$705
Maine
$930
National
$991

Median Property Tax Rate

Franklin County
1.06%
Maine
1.11%
National
0.94%

Median Home Value

Franklin County
$188,106
Maine
$229,835
National
$250,246

Median Income

Franklin County
$51,418
Maine
$67,100
National
$69,646

Unemployment Rate (%)

Franklin County
3.78%
Maine
2.64 %
National
3.44 %

Renter Occupied Housing (%)

Franklin County
17.65%
Maine
18.43 %
National
25.65 %
Franklin

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 30,771
  • Commercial Parcels: 718
  • Residential Parcels: 14,791
  • Other Parcels: 15,262
  • Tax Amount Population: 97.03%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-12-05
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-04-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 23007

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-03
  • Deed Max: 2023-04-04
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 20,832
  • Residential Deed Docs: 8,377
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-01-03
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-04-04
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 8,566
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 10,630
  • FIPS Code: 23007
  • Deed Docs: 29,209
  • Mortgage Docs: 19,196

AVM

  • County Population: 30771
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 12,204
  • Residential Parcels: 12,204
  • FIPS Code: 23007

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 30,709
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 25,308
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 2,026
  • Other Geocodes: 3,375
  • FIPS Code: 23007

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 23
  • County FIPs: 007
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2006-01-14
  • NOD Document Count: 0
  • NOD Max Recording Date: N/A
  • NTS Document Count: 5
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2007-02-04
  • LP Document Count: 1150
  • LP MaxRecording Date: 2023-04-03
  • NOS Document Count: 461
  • NOS Max Recording Date: 2023-03-24

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 23007
  • Total Records: 36169
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2005-01-07
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-04-04
  • Assignment Doc Count: 5883
  • Release Min Recording Date: 2005-01-03
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-04-04
  • Release Doc Count: 30200
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2020-05-19
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2020-11-03
  • Other Doc Count: 86

Franklin County Registrar of Deeds

Franklin County Registry of Deeds

Address: 140 Main Street
Phone: 207-778-5889
Fax: 207-779-0914
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: https://www.franklincountymaine.gov/county-operations/registry-of-deeds/
Official Records Search: http://www.franklincountydeedsme.com/ALIS/WW400R.HTM?WSIQTP=SY00

Instant Access to Franklin County, Maine Property Records