Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Ramsey County
runs $1,986 a year more than in
Aitkin County, inside the same state.
87 counties
Cost to Own a Home in Minnesota
The average effective property tax rate across Minnesota is 0.968%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 17.52¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in Minnesota
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Minneapolis$345,600St. Paul$280,300Rochester$287,500Bloomington$346,200Duluth$225,700Brooklyn Park$313,500Plymouth$474,700Woodbury$434,900Lakeville$425,200Blaine$327,500Maple Grove$397,400St. Cloud$212,800Eagan$380,800Burnsville$335,100Coon Rapids$287,200Eden Prairie$463,300Apple Valley$354,200Minnetonka$456,200Edina$624,000St. Louis Park$371,600Shakopee$361,400Mankato$250,600Moorhead$246,300Maplewood$291,300Cottage Grove$359,600Richfield$320,400Roseville$334,800Inver Grove Heights$352,300Andover$389,200Brooklyn Center$261,100Savage$395,600Fridley$277,100Chaska$379,400Oakdale$305,900Ramsey$345,000Prior Lake$429,900Shoreview$365,100Rosemount$406,100Owatonna$234,600Elk River$338,300Austin$155,100Chanhassen$530,700Winona$193,500Faribault$233,900White Bear Lake$318,000Farmington$345,100Champlin$338,400New Brighton$345,900Crystal$280,500Hastings$294,100Columbia Heights$259,900Golden Valley$423,500Lino Lakes$385,000New Hope$314,600Otsego$367,200Willmar$186,000West St. Paul$281,800Forest Lake$375,900Northfield$305,300South St. Paul$266,800
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Every county in Minnesota
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | 1.152% | $376,500 | $4,337 |
| Ramsey County | 1.235% | $304,900 | $3,767 |
| Dakota County | 0.997% | $362,100 | $3,610 |
| Anoka County | 0.951% | $325,800 | $3,099 |
| Washington County | 1.001% | $400,900 | $4,012 |
| St. Louis County | 1.027% | $208,500 | $2,142 |
| Olmsted County | 1.088% | $304,500 | $3,314 |
| Stearns County | 1.020% | $256,500 | $2,617 |
| Scott County | 1.066% | $393,500 | $4,195 |
| Wright County | 0.997% | $332,800 | $3,319 |
| Carver County | 1.026% | $426,900 | $4,380 |
| Sherburne County | 0.995% | $332,700 | $3,311 |
| Blue Earth County | 0.984% | $252,800 | $2,487 |
| Rice County | 0.971% | $298,500 | $2,899 |
| Crow Wing County | 0.788% | $274,400 | $2,161 |
| Clay County | 1.115% | $256,000 | $2,854 |
| Otter Tail County | 0.779% | $252,500 | $1,966 |
| Chisago County | 1.123% | $326,600 | $3,668 |
| Winona County | 0.942% | $222,900 | $2,099 |
| Goodhue County | 1.064% | $269,400 | $2,866 |
| Beltrami County | 0.996% | $222,300 | $2,214 |
| Itasca County | 0.873% | $212,000 | $1,851 |
| Kandiyohi County | 0.994% | $230,500 | $2,291 |
| Isanti County | 1.042% | $283,200 | $2,951 |
| Benton County | 1.025% | $247,100 | $2,532 |
| Mower County | 1.058% | $172,000 | $1,819 |
| Douglas County | 0.863% | $291,700 | $2,516 |
| Steele County | 1.206% | $234,200 | $2,824 |
| McLeod County | 1.160% | $233,400 | $2,708 |
| Carlton County | 1.169% | $232,000 | $2,712 |
| Becker County | 0.731% | $266,900 | $1,951 |
| Nicollet County | 1.117% | $258,500 | $2,888 |
| Morrison County | 0.909% | $237,000 | $2,154 |
| Polk County | 0.999% | $211,100 | $2,109 |
| Freeborn County | 1.061% | $164,900 | $1,750 |
| Cass County | 0.576% | $262,300 | $1,512 |
| Pine County | 0.875% | $225,600 | $1,973 |
| Le Sueur County | 1.084% | $287,700 | $3,119 |
| Mille Lacs County | 1.042% | $237,500 | $2,475 |
| Brown County | 1.040% | $181,700 | $1,890 |
| Lyon County | 1.047% | $193,100 | $2,021 |
| Todd County | 0.995% | $188,400 | $1,874 |
| Meeker County | 0.943% | $228,900 | $2,159 |
| Nobles County | 0.934% | $179,200 | $1,674 |
| Hubbard County | 0.816% | $255,900 | $2,087 |
| Wabasha County | 1.088% | $245,800 | $2,675 |
| Fillmore County | 0.947% | $204,000 | $1,932 |
| Dodge County | 1.085% | $267,500 | $2,902 |
| Martin County | 0.974% | $158,800 | $1,547 |
| Waseca County | 1.190% | $213,200 | $2,537 |
| Houston County | 1.163% | $226,300 | $2,633 |
| Kanabec County | 1.114% | $221,100 | $2,463 |
| Aitkin County | 0.573% | $235,100 | $1,346 |
| Redwood County | 0.960% | $150,400 | $1,444 |
| Roseau County | 0.928% | $177,100 | $1,644 |
| Sibley County | 1.100% | $215,000 | $2,364 |
| Renville County | 1.016% | $151,900 | $1,543 |
| Wadena County | 1.040% | $170,500 | $1,773 |
| Faribault County | 1.051% | $120,200 | $1,263 |
| Pennington County | 1.218% | $188,900 | $2,300 |
| Chippewa County | 1.041% | $149,000 | $1,551 |
| Koochiching County | 0.799% | $143,700 | $1,148 |
| Cottonwood County | 1.128% | $154,000 | $1,737 |
| Pope County | 0.789% | $242,800 | $1,915 |
| Watonwan County | 1.027% | $151,600 | $1,557 |
| Lake County | 0.751% | $222,900 | $1,674 |
| Jackson County | 0.914% | $145,400 | $1,329 |
| Swift County | 0.855% | $147,100 | $1,258 |
| Stevens County | 0.807% | $180,800 | $1,459 |
| Rock County | 0.720% | $201,600 | $1,451 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 1.043% | $148,200 | $1,545 |
| Pipestone County | 0.911% | $126,700 | $1,154 |
| Marshall County | 0.829% | $153,300 | $1,271 |
| Clearwater County | 0.732% | $177,100 | $1,297 |
| Murray County | 0.765% | $179,400 | $1,373 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 0.948% | $143,400 | $1,360 |
| Wilkin County | 0.760% | $172,300 | $1,310 |
| Norman County | 0.988% | $135,700 | $1,341 |
| Grant County | 0.939% | $178,600 | $1,677 |
| Cook County | 0.790% | $294,000 | $2,322 |
| Lincoln County | 0.971% | $152,200 | $1,478 |
| Mahnomen County | 0.974% | $146,500 | $1,427 |
| Big Stone County | 0.861% | $135,700 | $1,169 |
| Kittson County | 0.916% | $134,400 | $1,231 |
| Red Lake County | 0.959% | $157,200 | $1,508 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 0.707% | $215,000 | $1,520 |
| Traverse County | 0.972% | $110,100 | $1,070 |