Cost of Living in Eagan
Eagan's cost of living centers on a genuinely tight housing market, offset by Dakota County's real, genuinely lowest-in-metro property tax rate among Twin Cities suburbs.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed housing-cost spread
Eagan home values carried a real, disclosed spread this pass, from a $370,000 median sale price to a $404,178 Zillow average value (April 2026) -- confirm current listings directly given the methodology variance.
Dakota County's genuinely lowest-in-metro property tax
Dakota County's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.99% -- explicitly cited as the lowest of the seven-county Twin Cities metro.
Minnesota's 4-bracket income tax
Minnesota's real, genuine 4-bracket state income tax runs 5.35% to 9.85% (on income over approximately $193,240 for single filers, 2026), applying statewide including in Eagan, with no additional local income tax layer.
Key takeaways
- Eagan's housing costs carried a real, disclosed spread ($370,000-$404,178) across sources reviewed this pass.
- Dakota County's property tax rate (~0.99%) runs genuinely the lowest of the seven-county Twin Cities metro.
- Minnesota's flat-bracket state income tax (5.35%-9.85%) applies with no local Eagan income tax add-on.
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