Effective property tax rates for all 87 Minnesota counties — median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, from U.S. Census ACS data — ranked highest to lowest. Ramsey County has the highest rate at 1.24%; Aitkin County has the lowest at 0.57%.
Data as of July 2026.
| Rank | County | Effective rate | Median annual bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramsey County | 1.24% | $3,767 | $304,900 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 1.22% | $2,300 | $188,900 |
| 3 | Steele County | 1.21% | $2,824 | $234,200 |
| 4 | Waseca County | 1.19% | $2,537 | $213,200 |
| 5 | Carlton County | 1.17% | $2,712 | $232,000 |
| 6 | Houston County | 1.16% | $2,633 | $226,300 |
| 7 | McLeod County | 1.16% | $2,708 | $233,400 |
| 8 | Hennepin County | 1.15% | $4,337 | $376,500 |
| 9 | Cottonwood County | 1.13% | $1,737 | $154,000 |
| 10 | Chisago County | 1.12% | $3,668 | $326,600 |
| 11 | Nicollet County | 1.12% | $2,888 | $258,500 |
| 12 | Clay County | 1.11% | $2,854 | $256,000 |
| 13 | Kanabec County | 1.11% | $2,463 | $221,100 |
| 14 | Sibley County | 1.10% | $2,364 | $215,000 |
| 15 | Olmsted County | 1.09% | $3,314 | $304,500 |
| 16 | Wabasha County | 1.09% | $2,675 | $245,800 |
| 17 | Dodge County | 1.08% | $2,902 | $267,500 |
| 18 | Le Sueur County | 1.08% | $3,119 | $287,700 |
| 19 | Scott County | 1.07% | $4,195 | $393,500 |
| 20 | Goodhue County | 1.06% | $2,866 | $269,400 |
| 21 | Freeborn County | 1.06% | $1,750 | $164,900 |
| 22 | Mower County | 1.06% | $1,819 | $172,000 |
| 23 | Faribault County | 1.05% | $1,263 | $120,200 |
| 24 | Lyon County | 1.05% | $2,021 | $193,100 |
| 25 | Yellow Medicine County | 1.04% | $1,545 | $148,200 |
| 26 | Mille Lacs County | 1.04% | $2,475 | $237,500 |
| 27 | Isanti County | 1.04% | $2,951 | $283,200 |
| 28 | Chippewa County | 1.04% | $1,551 | $149,000 |
| 29 | Brown County | 1.04% | $1,890 | $181,700 |
| 30 | Wadena County | 1.04% | $1,773 | $170,500 |
| 31 | St. Louis County | 1.03% | $2,142 | $208,500 |
| 32 | Watonwan County | 1.03% | $1,557 | $151,600 |
| 33 | Carver County | 1.03% | $4,380 | $426,900 |
| 34 | Benton County | 1.02% | $2,532 | $247,100 |
| 35 | Stearns County | 1.02% | $2,617 | $256,500 |
| 36 | Renville County | 1.02% | $1,543 | $151,900 |
| 37 | Washington County | 1.00% | $4,012 | $400,900 |
| 38 | Polk County | 1.00% | $2,109 | $211,100 |
| 39 | Wright County | 1.00% | $3,319 | $332,800 |
| 40 | Dakota County | 1.00% | $3,610 | $362,100 |
| 41 | Beltrami County | 1.00% | $2,214 | $222,300 |
| 42 | Sherburne County | 1.00% | $3,311 | $332,700 |
| 43 | Todd County | 0.99% | $1,874 | $188,400 |
| 44 | Kandiyohi County | 0.99% | $2,291 | $230,500 |
| 45 | Norman County | 0.99% | $1,341 | $135,700 |
| 46 | Blue Earth County | 0.98% | $2,487 | $252,800 |
| 47 | Martin County | 0.97% | $1,547 | $158,800 |
| 48 | Mahnomen County | 0.97% | $1,427 | $146,500 |
| 49 | Traverse County | 0.97% | $1,070 | $110,100 |
| 50 | Rice County | 0.97% | $2,899 | $298,500 |
| 51 | Lincoln County | 0.97% | $1,478 | $152,200 |
| 52 | Redwood County | 0.96% | $1,444 | $150,400 |
| 53 | Red Lake County | 0.96% | $1,508 | $157,200 |
| 54 | Anoka County | 0.95% | $3,099 | $325,800 |
| 55 | Lac qui Parle County | 0.95% | $1,360 | $143,400 |
| 56 | Fillmore County | 0.95% | $1,932 | $204,000 |
| 57 | Meeker County | 0.94% | $2,159 | $228,900 |
| 58 | Winona County | 0.94% | $2,099 | $222,900 |
| 59 | Grant County | 0.94% | $1,677 | $178,600 |
| 60 | Nobles County | 0.93% | $1,674 | $179,200 |
| 61 | Roseau County | 0.93% | $1,644 | $177,100 |
| 62 | Kittson County | 0.92% | $1,231 | $134,400 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 0.91% | $1,329 | $145,400 |
| 64 | Pipestone County | 0.91% | $1,154 | $126,700 |
| 65 | Morrison County | 0.91% | $2,154 | $237,000 |
| 66 | Pine County | 0.87% | $1,973 | $225,600 |
| 67 | Itasca County | 0.87% | $1,851 | $212,000 |
| 68 | Douglas County | 0.86% | $2,516 | $291,700 |
| 69 | Big Stone County | 0.86% | $1,169 | $135,700 |
| 70 | Swift County | 0.86% | $1,258 | $147,100 |
| 71 | Marshall County | 0.83% | $1,271 | $153,300 |
| 72 | Hubbard County | 0.82% | $2,087 | $255,900 |
| 73 | Stevens County | 0.81% | $1,459 | $180,800 |
| 74 | Koochiching County | 0.80% | $1,148 | $143,700 |
| 75 | Cook County | 0.79% | $2,322 | $294,000 |
| 76 | Pope County | 0.79% | $1,915 | $242,800 |
| 77 | Crow Wing County | 0.79% | $2,161 | $274,400 |
| 78 | Otter Tail County | 0.78% | $1,966 | $252,500 |
| 79 | Murray County | 0.77% | $1,373 | $179,400 |
| 80 | Wilkin County | 0.76% | $1,310 | $172,300 |
| 81 | Lake County | 0.75% | $1,674 | $222,900 |
| 82 | Clearwater County | 0.73% | $1,297 | $177,100 |
| 83 | Becker County | 0.73% | $1,951 | $266,900 |
| 84 | Rock County | 0.72% | $1,451 | $201,600 |
| 85 | Lake of the Woods County | 0.71% | $1,520 | $215,000 |
| 86 | Cass County | 0.58% | $1,512 | $262,300 |
| 87 | Aitkin County | 0.57% | $1,346 | $235,100 |
Rates are estimates derived from Census ACS 5-year data, not your actual bill — see the methodology for how they're calculated. A “≥” rate means the county sits at the ACS top-code ceiling, so the real rate may be higher.
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