Minnesota property guide

Minnesota Property Tax Calculator

Estimate a property tax bill from assessed value, exemptions and local rates. Minnesota rules and editable local assumptions are applied below.

By Calculate My Property EditorialUpdated September 30, 2026Professional review pending
01 / Your inputs

Start with your property.

County names: Census 2025. Enter your parcel’s millage below; county rates are awaiting verification.
Property2 inputs
USD
Assessment5 inputs
%
Applied only when no certified taxable value is entered.
USD
Zero estimates a newly assessed property.
USD
Enter a confirmed local exemption, after assessment conversion.
Local rates4 inputs
mills
Illustrative assumption. Replace with the parcel’s effective school millage.
mills
Illustrative county/city/district assumption, not a verified county rate.
USD / year
Special assessments and fixed charges, added after tax caps.
USD / year
Only relief deducted from this bill. Do not enter a later refund or a value exemption here.
All amounts in USD.
Your estimate

Estimated annual property tax

$6,300Based on your inputs · USD
Monthly equivalent
$525
Assessed / taxable scenario
$350,000
Effective rate on value
1.8%
See the breakdown
School taxable base
$350,000
Other taxable base
$350,000
School levy
$2,100
Other levies
$4,200
Tax after bill cap
$6,300
Approved tax-dollar credit applied
$0
Fixed / special charges
$0
The formula

Taxable bases × applicable millage ÷ 1,000 − approved bill credits + fixed charges

Assumptions & limitations (1)
  • Local millage is a user assumption until replaced with the parcel’s certified rates. County names do not establish a parcel tax rate.
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The Minnesota details

How this state changes the estimate

Assessment and taxable value

Minnesota property taxation uses classification, taxable market value, net tax capacity and local levy rules. Enter a certified taxable base with its matching effective rate. This tool does not present one uniform market-value ratio as the entire Minnesota calculation.

The default assessment conversion is 100.0% where the state uses a uniform ratio. A certified assessed value takes precedence. Do not substitute a county-wide average for a parcel’s taxing-district rates.

Exemptions and caps

Homestead market-value exclusions, classification benefits and refunds have different mechanisms. Counties administer classification and confirm whether the owner or a qualifying relative is eligible.

Confirm eligibility using the primary source and local office. A purchase, property classification, tenancy type or exemption can change which rule applies. Enter documented local costs and rates rather than carrying a previous owner’s assumptions into the new deal.

Your bill calendar

Typical residential installments fall in May and October, with different rules for some property classes. Confirm the current county statement.

Independent professional review is pending. Current county millage is not yet published in this data set. Use the assessor’s certified taxable value and the tax collector’s current rates.

Minnesota county directory & rate status

County equivalents are from the 2025 US Census Gazetteer. Millage is pending source verification; no county tax rate has been invented.

County / local equivalentCounty identifierRate status
Aitkin County27001Enter parcel’s certified rate
Anoka County27003Enter parcel’s certified rate
Becker County27005Enter parcel’s certified rate
Beltrami County27007Enter parcel’s certified rate
Benton County27009Enter parcel’s certified rate
Big Stone County27011Enter parcel’s certified rate
Blue Earth County27013Enter parcel’s certified rate
Brown County27015Enter parcel’s certified rate
Carlton County27017Enter parcel’s certified rate
Carver County27019Enter parcel’s certified rate
Cass County27021Enter parcel’s certified rate
Chippewa County27023Enter parcel’s certified rate
Chisago County27025Enter parcel’s certified rate
Clay County27027Enter parcel’s certified rate
Clearwater County27029Enter parcel’s certified rate
Cook County27031Enter parcel’s certified rate
Cottonwood County27033Enter parcel’s certified rate
Crow Wing County27035Enter parcel’s certified rate
Dakota County27037Enter parcel’s certified rate
Dodge County27039Enter parcel’s certified rate
Douglas County27041Enter parcel’s certified rate
Faribault County27043Enter parcel’s certified rate
Fillmore County27045Enter parcel’s certified rate
Freeborn County27047Enter parcel’s certified rate
Goodhue County27049Enter parcel’s certified rate
Grant County27051Enter parcel’s certified rate
Hennepin County27053Enter parcel’s certified rate
Houston County27055Enter parcel’s certified rate
Hubbard County27057Enter parcel’s certified rate
Isanti County27059Enter parcel’s certified rate
Itasca County27061Enter parcel’s certified rate
Jackson County27063Enter parcel’s certified rate
Kanabec County27065Enter parcel’s certified rate
Kandiyohi County27067Enter parcel’s certified rate
Kittson County27069Enter parcel’s certified rate
Koochiching County27071Enter parcel’s certified rate
Lac qui Parle County27073Enter parcel’s certified rate
Lake County27075Enter parcel’s certified rate
Lake of the Woods County27077Enter parcel’s certified rate
Le Sueur County27079Enter parcel’s certified rate
Lincoln County27081Enter parcel’s certified rate
Lyon County27083Enter parcel’s certified rate
McLeod County27085Enter parcel’s certified rate
Mahnomen County27087Enter parcel’s certified rate
Marshall County27089Enter parcel’s certified rate
Martin County27091Enter parcel’s certified rate
Meeker County27093Enter parcel’s certified rate
Mille Lacs County27095Enter parcel’s certified rate
Morrison County27097Enter parcel’s certified rate
Mower County27099Enter parcel’s certified rate
Murray County27101Enter parcel’s certified rate
Nicollet County27103Enter parcel’s certified rate
Nobles County27105Enter parcel’s certified rate
Norman County27107Enter parcel’s certified rate
Olmsted County27109Enter parcel’s certified rate
Otter Tail County27111Enter parcel’s certified rate
Pennington County27113Enter parcel’s certified rate
Pine County27115Enter parcel’s certified rate
Pipestone County27117Enter parcel’s certified rate
Polk County27119Enter parcel’s certified rate
Pope County27121Enter parcel’s certified rate
Ramsey County27123Enter parcel’s certified rate
Red Lake County27125Enter parcel’s certified rate
Redwood County27127Enter parcel’s certified rate
Renville County27129Enter parcel’s certified rate
Rice County27131Enter parcel’s certified rate
Rock County27133Enter parcel’s certified rate
Roseau County27135Enter parcel’s certified rate
St. Louis County27137Enter parcel’s certified rate
Scott County27139Enter parcel’s certified rate
Sherburne County27141Enter parcel’s certified rate
Sibley County27143Enter parcel’s certified rate
Stearns County27145Enter parcel’s certified rate
Steele County27147Enter parcel’s certified rate
Stevens County27149Enter parcel’s certified rate
Swift County27151Enter parcel’s certified rate
Todd County27153Enter parcel’s certified rate
Traverse County27155Enter parcel’s certified rate
Wabasha County27157Enter parcel’s certified rate
Wadena County27159Enter parcel’s certified rate
Waseca County27161Enter parcel’s certified rate
Washington County27163Enter parcel’s certified rate
Watonwan County27165Enter parcel’s certified rate
Wilkin County27167Enter parcel’s certified rate
Winona County27169Enter parcel’s certified rate
Wright County27171Enter parcel’s certified rate
Yellow Medicine County27173Enter parcel’s certified rate
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Worked example

Follow the default numbers.

With market / assessed value of $350,000, the model gives estimated annual property tax: $6,300.

The formula is taxable bases × applicable millage ÷ 1,000 − approved bill credits + fixed charges. Open the breakdown to trace expenses and assumptions. Change one input at a time to see how your decision changes. This example uses scenario inputs; it is not an offer, tax bill, appraisal or legal determination.

A housing-value example for Minnesota

Census QuickFacts reports a median owner-occupied home value of $329,300 for 2020–2024. This is a dated housing estimate, not a current sale-price median or a parcel assessment. The source was checked on 2026-09-30.

For arithmetic only, assume $300,000 of certified taxable market value and an assessor-confirmed effective aggregate rate of 10 mills expressed on that same base: $3,000. This is not a calculation of Minnesota net tax capacity or a statewide class rate from the $329,300 median. Do not enter a tax-capacity rate against taxable market value. Classification, market-value levies and homestead exclusions require the county’s full calculation; a later homeowner refund should not be treated as a collector-bill deduction.

The live model gives $3,000 under these assumptions. Local rates and any illustrative certified bases in this scenario are hypothetical. Replace them with the parcel’s matching tax-year records before budgeting a bill.

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Start with the assessor’s taxable value

Market value, assessed value and taxable value are not interchangeable. A certified taxable-value override is the safest input when you have the current parcel record. Without it, the calculator applies the selected state’s simplified assessment model to the entered value. School and other millage are applied separately where exemptions differ. A mill is one dollar per thousand dollars of taxable value.

A county is not one tax district

School, city, special-district and bond levies can differ within the same county. The county selector identifies the jurisdiction; it does not imply a single county-wide bill rate. The sample millages are clearly labeled assumptions. Replace them with the effective levies for the parcel and tax year, then add non-ad-valorem charges separately.

A purchase can reset the assessment

Existing-owner assessment caps may not transfer to a buyer. Michigan taxable value can uncap after a transfer; California can re-establish a base value; Florida’s Save Our Homes benefit has transfer and portability conditions. Select a reassessment reset when modeling a new purchase unless the assessor confirms another treatment. A seller’s current bill can substantially understate the buyer’s tax expense.

Tax relief needs eligibility

Homestead status, age, disability and veteran exemptions depend on state and local rules. Only the basic modeled homestead treatment is automatic. Other exemptions are a manually confirmed taxable-value adjustment. Credits, levy-specific deductions, tax freezes and appeal relief can require a different calculation. The state notes and official source links explain what to check before using the result in a rental or net sheet.

Keep your assumptions with the result

Save the calculation to your deal file to reuse compatible inputs in another tool. The file stays in this browser on this device. Download the CSV to open the complete inputs, results and schedule in Excel or Google Sheets. Use PDF to print the report or save it as a PDF. A share link includes entered financial figures in its URL, so use it only with people you intend to share those numbers with.