Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Minnesota
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Minnesota ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traverse County | $103 | 0.972% | $110,100 |
| 2 | Koochiching County | $97 | 0.799% | $143,700 |
| 3 | Pipestone County | $96 | 0.911% | $126,700 |
| 4 | Big Stone County | $95 | 0.861% | $135,700 |
| 5 | Kittson County | $90 | 0.916% | $134,400 |
| 6 | Swift County | $87 | 0.855% | $147,100 |
| 7 | Faribault County | $87 | 1.051% | $120,200 |
| 8 | Marshall County | $86 | 0.829% | $153,300 |
| 9 | Clearwater County | $84 | 0.732% | $177,100 |
| 10 | Wilkin County | $83 | 0.760% | $172,300 |
| 11 | Jackson County | $81 | 0.914% | $145,400 |
| 12 | Norman County | $81 | 0.988% | $135,700 |
| 13 | Aitkin County | $80 | 0.573% | $235,100 |
| 14 | Lac qui Parle County | $79 | 0.948% | $143,400 |
| 15 | Murray County | $78 | 0.765% | $179,400 |
| 16 | Mahnomen County | $73 | 0.974% | $146,500 |
| 17 | Redwood County | $72 | 0.960% | $150,400 |
| 18 | Rock County | $71 | 0.720% | $201,600 |
| 19 | Stevens County | $71 | 0.807% | $180,800 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | $69 | 0.971% | $152,200 |
| 21 | Red Lake County | $67 | 0.959% | $157,200 |
| 22 | Cass County | $66 | 0.576% | $262,300 |
| 23 | Lake of the Woods County | $66 | 0.707% | $215,000 |
| 24 | Renville County | $64 | 1.016% | $151,900 |
| 25 | Yellow Medicine County | $63 | 1.043% | $148,200 |
| 26 | Martin County | $63 | 0.974% | $158,800 |
| 27 | Chippewa County | $63 | 1.041% | $149,000 |
| 28 | Watonwan County | $62 | 1.027% | $151,600 |
| 29 | Roseau County | $55 | 0.928% | $177,100 |
| 30 | Nobles County | $53 | 0.934% | $179,200 |
| 31 | Lake County | $53 | 0.751% | $222,900 |
| 32 | Grant County | $52 | 0.939% | $178,600 |
| 33 | Cottonwood County | $47 | 1.128% | $154,000 |
| 34 | Freeborn County | $46 | 1.061% | $164,900 |
| 35 | Wadena County | $44 | 1.040% | $170,500 |
| 36 | Mower County | $41 | 1.058% | $172,000 |
| 37 | Itasca County | $38 | 0.873% | $212,000 |
| 38 | Todd County | $36 | 0.995% | $188,400 |
| 39 | Brown County | $35 | 1.040% | $181,700 |
| 40 | Pope County | $33 | 0.789% | $242,800 |
| 41 | Fillmore County | $31 | 0.947% | $204,000 |
| 42 | Becker County | $30 | 0.731% | $266,900 |
| 43 | Otter Tail County | $28 | 0.779% | $252,500 |
| 44 | Pine County | $28 | 0.875% | $225,600 |
| 45 | Lyon County | $24 | 1.047% | $193,100 |
| 46 | Hubbard County | $18 | 0.816% | $255,900 |
| 47 | Winona County | $17 | 0.942% | $222,900 |
| 48 | Polk County | $17 | 0.999% | $211,100 |
| 49 | St. Louis County | $14 | 1.027% | $208,500 |
| 50 | Morrison County | $13 | 0.909% | $237,000 |
| 51 | Meeker County | $12 | 0.943% | $228,900 |
| 52 | Crow Wing County | $12 | 0.788% | $274,400 |
| 53 | Beltrami County | $8 | 0.996% | $222,300 |
| 54 | Kandiyohi County | $1 | 0.994% | $230,500 |
| 55 | Pennington County | $1 | 1.218% | $188,900 |
| 56 | Cook County | $-1 | 0.790% | $294,000 |
| 57 | Sibley County | $-5 | 1.100% | $215,000 |
| 58 | Kanabec County | $-13 | 1.114% | $221,100 |
| 59 | Mille Lacs County | $-14 | 1.042% | $237,500 |
| 60 | Blue Earth County | $-15 | 0.984% | $252,800 |
| 61 | Douglas County | $-18 | 0.863% | $291,700 |
| 62 | Benton County | $-19 | 1.025% | $247,100 |
| 63 | Waseca County | $-19 | 1.190% | $213,200 |
| 64 | Stearns County | $-26 | 1.020% | $256,500 |
| 65 | Houston County | $-27 | 1.163% | $226,300 |
| 66 | Wabasha County | $-31 | 1.088% | $245,800 |
| 67 | McLeod County | $-33 | 1.160% | $233,400 |
| 68 | Carlton County | $-34 | 1.169% | $232,000 |
| 69 | Steele County | $-43 | 1.206% | $234,200 |
| 70 | Clay County | $-46 | 1.115% | $256,000 |
| 71 | Goodhue County | $-47 | 1.064% | $269,400 |
| 72 | Nicollet County | $-48 | 1.117% | $258,500 |
| 73 | Rice County | $-49 | 0.971% | $298,500 |
| 74 | Dodge County | $-50 | 1.085% | $267,500 |
| 75 | Isanti County | $-54 | 1.042% | $283,200 |
| 76 | Anoka County | $-66 | 0.951% | $325,800 |
| 77 | Le Sueur County | $-68 | 1.084% | $287,700 |
| 78 | Sherburne County | $-84 | 0.995% | $332,700 |
| 79 | Olmsted County | $-84 | 1.088% | $304,500 |
| 80 | Wright County | $-84 | 0.997% | $332,800 |
| 81 | Dakota County | $-109 | 0.997% | $362,100 |
| 82 | Chisago County | $-113 | 1.123% | $326,600 |
| 83 | Ramsey County | $-122 | 1.235% | $304,900 |
| 84 | Washington County | $-142 | 1.001% | $400,900 |
| 85 | Scott County | $-157 | 1.066% | $393,500 |
| 86 | Hennepin County | $-169 | 1.152% | $376,500 |
| 87 | Carver County | $-173 | 1.026% | $426,900 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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