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Cumberland County property data
Where Cumberland County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Portland and South Portland.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Cumberland County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Cumberland County Registry of Deeds. Deeds, mortgages, liens and plans from 1753 on can be searched and viewed online, with the first 400 pages each calendar year free and $0.50 per page after that.
Owners and values
City and town assessors (for example, South Portland Assessing). Each city or town runs its own assessor's office, and many, like South Portland, post a free online assessor's database; Cumberland County Regional Assessing does the work for six smaller towns.
Tax sales
City and town tax collectors and treasurers. Tax liens and foreclosures are handled by each city or town, which must list foreclosed property with a licensed real estate broker; the state law setting these rules is online.
Foreclosure sales
Maine Judicial Branch (Cumberland County courts). Mortgage foreclosures are court cases, and the lender then holds the public sale, with notices published in a local newspaper rather than on a county list.
Parcel maps
City and town GIS and tax maps (for example, South Portland Web GIS). There is no countywide parcel map; each city or town posts its own tax maps, and many offer a free online GIS viewer.
How property is sold here
Cumberland County follows Maine's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Maine guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Maine does not hold county tax sales. In Maine, assessing and tax collection are done by each city or town (such as Portland and South Portland), and when taxes go unpaid the town records a tax lien that forecloses automatically if not paid within 18 months. Since 2024 a town that sells tax-acquired property to someone other than the former owner must list it with a licensed real estate broker and return any money above the taxes and costs to the former owner.
Foreclosure sales
Maine mortgage foreclosures go through court, and after the 90-day redemption period ends the lender holds a public sale. Notice of the sale must run once a week for 3 weeks in a newspaper in Cumberland County, and the sale is held 30 to 45 days after the first notice.
Assessed values
Each city or town sets its own values on an April 1 assessment date; Portland's most recent revaluation used values as of April 1, 2025, after an earlier one in 2021.
Transfer tax
Maine's real estate transfer tax is $2.20 per $500 of value (0.44%) on sales up to $1,000,000 and $6 per $500 on the portion above $1,000,000 starting November 1, 2025, split evenly between buyer and seller, with no added county or city transfer tax.
Worth knowing
The Registry indexes records by name and book and page, not by street address, so start with the town assessor to get the owner's name.
Worth knowing
Cumberland County has 28 municipalities, including the cities of Portland, South Portland and Westbrook, and each one keeps its own tax records.
Worth knowing
Recording fees became a flat $40 per document for most filers on January 1, 2026.
Every town in Cumberland County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Baldwin town
- Bridgton town
- Brunswick town
- Cape Elizabeth town
- Casco town
- Chebeague Island town
- Cumberland town
- Falmouth town
- Freeport town
- Frye Island town
- Gorham town
- Gray town
- Harpswell town
- Harrison town
- Long Island town
- Naples town
- New Gloucester town
- North Yarmouth town
- Portland city
- Pownal town
- Raymond town
- Scarborough town
- Sebago town
- South Portland city
- Standish town
- Westbrook city
- Windham town
- Yarmouth town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Cumberland County?
Deeds and mortgages are recorded at the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds, 27 Northport Drive in Portland. Records back to 1753 can be searched online, with the first 400 pages each year free.
When is the Cumberland County tax sale?
There is no county tax sale. Each city or town collects its own taxes, takes the property by automatic lien foreclosure after 18 months, and must sell it through a licensed real estate broker.
How do I find who owns a property in Cumberland County?
Check the assessor's records for the city or town where the property sits, such as Portland or South Portland. Then search the owner's name at the Registry of Deeds to find the deed.
Are Cumberland County property records online?
Yes. Recorded documents are online through the Registry of Deeds, and most cities and towns post assessor's data and tax maps on their own websites.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- cumberlandcountyme.gov/departments/registry_of_deeds/
- cumberlandcountyme.gov/departments/registry_of_deeds/research_in_the_registry.php
- maineregistryofdeeds.com/
- cumberlandcountyme.gov/departments/regional_assessing/index.php
- cumberlandcountyme.gov/community/towns___cities.php
- southportland.gov/159/Assessing
- legislature.maine.gov/statutes/36/title36sec943-C.html
- legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6323.html
- courts.maine.gov/help/foreclosure/index.html
- empower.tylertech.com/Portland-Maine-FAQ.html
- rudmanwinchell.com/2024/04/03/your-guide-to-recent-shifts-in-selling-tax-foreclosed-proper
Every parcel in Cumberland County, on one map
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