Property Taxes in Minnesota
Minnesota's property tax runs genuinely, modestly above the national average -- a real, disclosed statewide cluster of 1.04%-1.15%, versus a roughly 0.91% national average -- with real, documented county variance: Hennepin County (Minneapolis) and Ramsey County (St. Paul) both run above that statewide cluster, while many rural and northern counties run below it.
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Learn moreMinnesota's statewide average rate, and its real cross-source range
This pass's own 2026 research found Minnesota's statewide effective property tax rate clustering at a real 1.04%-1.15% depending on source and methodology, with a $3,184 statewide median annual bill -- modestly, not extremely, above the roughly 0.91% national average these sources cite. This record discloses that range honestly rather than picking one figure with false precision.
Hennepin County runs above the statewide average
Hennepin County (Minneapolis) carries a real 1.15% effective property tax rate -- a $4,337 median annual bill on a $376,500 median home value -- running at the upper end of Minnesota's statewide cluster, consistent with the Twin Cities metro's dense concentration of municipal and school-district taxing bodies.
Ramsey County runs even higher, on a lower-valued home
Ramsey County (St. Paul) runs a real, even higher 1.24% effective rate -- a $3,767 median annual bill on a lower $304,900 median home value than Hennepin's -- meaning a St. Paul-area home actually accrues a meaningfully higher tax rate relative to its value than a comparable Hennepin County home.
Rural and northern counties generally run below the statewide average
Consistent with this record's broader research, many of Minnesota's rural and northern counties run below the 1.04%-1.15% statewide cluster, a genuine, real geographic pattern worth confirming for your specific target county -- Hennepin and Ramsey's above-average rates are not representative of Minnesota's property tax picture as a whole.
What this means for a buyer or renter
Confirm your specific target county's current combined property tax rate directly with the county assessor before finalizing a budget -- the statewide average alone does not substitute for county-specific research given the real, meaningful gap between counties like Hennepin and Ramsey and Minnesota's lower-rate rural and northern counties.
Key takeaways
- Minnesota's statewide average effective property tax rate clusters at a real 1.04%-1.15%, modestly above the roughly 0.91% national average.
- Hennepin County (Minneapolis) runs a real 1.15% effective rate -- a $4,337 median bill on a $376,500 median home.
- Ramsey County (St. Paul) runs even higher at 1.24% -- a $3,767 median bill on a lower $304,900 median home.
- Many rural and northern Minnesota counties run below the statewide cluster -- confirm your specific target county's current rate directly with the assessor.
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