Curious what you all saw for increases from 2023 to 2024?
Our estimated value went up 11.5%, our land classification changed (the house sold with 7 acres of field instead of 15, so no ag credit), and the county and township increased taxes.
So overall our taxes increased “just 28%” in one year… I’m so f-ing happy right now, nothing puts a bigger smile on my face than giving more money to the government every year.
My proposed 2025 went up 2.5%. But its mostly because there’s a massive increase in the homestead exclusion.
You can object to the increase. There should be a date and time listed on the form. I’ve never done it myself, but I know others have. And sometimes they lower it if you can show you think the assessment is inaccurate. Worth a shot.
Anoka County just passed 17% increase. It sure makes me question why I live here.
Up 5.4% in Hennepin county for house and down a little in St Louis County for 2nd year in a row.
I had a nice chat with our county assessor.
House/Property valuations have been too low, “so they’re playing catch up”
And
Tax increases are needed because they’re currently too low.
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So they inflated property values and increased the rates at which those properties are taxed.
I’m sure every penny will be put towards a good cause and I’m sooooo glad to be a part of it…
I look forward to moving out of the twin cities and hopefully the state of MN.
They deserve it.
Yep, raw 40 acres in st louis county we own went up 25%ish. Over 2 decades of owning it and only ever caught 1 other assessor on tcams on the property. Now it magically goes up 25%. Thanks, that is a fun surprise.
I had a nice chat with our county assessor.
House/Property valuations have been too low, “so they’re playing catch up”
And
Tax increases are needed because they’re currently too low.
——–
So they inflated property values and increased the rates at which those properties are taxed.
I’m sure every penny will be put towards a good cause and I’m so glad to be a part of it…
Go and tell your boss you were underpaid for the last 5 years and for him to make it up in one year. It’s amazing how stupid they think we are. He could have just said “ we raised taxes because we can.”
Its wild. Heard theres a handful of areas where people who have been retired for awhile are being taxed out of their homes.
Yep, raw 40 acres in st louis county we own went up 25%ish. Over 2 decades of owning it and only ever caught 1 other assessor on tcams on the property. Now it magically goes up 25%. Thanks, that is a fun surprise.
Did the value of the property go up, or did something else change. Last year for me it was the change in homestead credit, this year it was just a change in the rate. My property value goes up every year but is pretty consistent. Don’t think anyone’s ever been to my property to assess as of yet.
Chisago county jumped up pretty big. I can’t recall numbers but it was close to 20 % if I remember correctly. There’s a group of north branch residents fighting it currently. Our home values are slightly decreasing and property taxes increasing yet they can’t or won’t finish our hockey rink.
from 2023 to 2024, my property value increased 12% while my total property taxes increased 7%. I’d say the increase is reasonable and inline with increases in the prices of homes in my area that I’ve been shopping/looking at.
If you want to fight your valuation, there’s a specific time period in which you can do that. If you miss that window, you’re out of luck.
Important to note that your property taxes are mostly made up of county or city/town taxes – in my case ~63% of my total property taxes. The rest is made up of the school district and other local levies and special taxing districts. Just to be clear, the state of MN doesn’t control your property taxes – your county/city/school district does. At least in my county, the state tax line is blank. So complain about your county’s taxing authority, not the state of MN.
I’d be curious to those in the metro areas seeing big increases in prop tax bills if there’s been school levies passed in your district that are causing a large jump in taxes. School referendums get passed all the time and are directly imposed on the property owners in that district.
Good points Gitchi. Taking it up with the correct authority is the appropriate step. Doesn’t do any good to bark about it to an entity that has no bearing on it.
Not much in Farmington or Outing
Our property value went down a little which I think was a correction and I’m not arguing. Total taxes went up 2.5% mainly due to a school levy which I supported. That said, I do feel we are overtaxed mainly at the county level. Just see way too much waste. Wright county
Its wild. Heard theres a handful of areas where people who have been retired for awhile are being taxed out of their homes.
That’s about where I’m at except I’m in my late 30’s and have a good paying job. I’d guess in a couple more years I won’t be able to afford my house anymore. My insurance and taxes are escrowed into my payment. Insurance has stayed pretty close to the same as long as we’ve had the house but the taxes are absolutely insane. My house payment has well over doubled since I bought my house in 2010 because of the taxes. Bought the house for $125k and they now value it at $298k. This is a 1/2 acre lot in town. Paying more for that than most people do on a popular lake. It’s disgusting throwing money away like that. There’s no way my house is worth what they say it is and if anyone offered me even close to what they say it is I’d be gone tomorrow.
Should add I live in a small town in St. Louis county
Our taxes went up 21 perecent last year and the town we live in is the main culprit. We live in a town that does not even have a grocery store but we have full time cops and a drug dog. I pay more on my EMV 248,000 1/2 acre lot in stearns county homestead then 240 acres Zoned Rec in Todd county. This year taxes did not go up.
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Yep, raw 40 acres in st louis county we own went up 25%ish. Over 2 decades of owning it and only ever caught 1 other assessor on tcams on the property. Now it magically goes up 25%. Thanks, that is a fun surprise.Did the value of the property go up, or did something else change. Last year for me it was the change in homestead credit, this year it was just a change in the rate. My property value goes up every year but is pretty consistent. Don’t think anyone’s ever been to my property to assess as of yet.
We are up by the Sax-Sim Bog birding area. Been noticing the last year a lot of properties on onx owned by “The Conservation Fund”. The group Friends of Sax-Zim Bog have been buying property the last few years and there’s been some land transfers going on for a while in the bog. The friends went from owning/managing a small amount of acreage, to now this year I think they are over 25,000 acres in the bog. Between the two groups they are snatching up land in a land grab it seems to protect the bog. Then we got our tax statement recently and the wife opened it up and asks how did our taxes go up that much? We’ve been working on the property for wildlife for yrs and no real improvements other than that. Only difference is we are a half mile from friends of the bog land and close to the new forest they’ve been trying to create for a while now. We worked with the dnr and nrcs on some habitat improvements through a whip program and one of the dnr employees told us the land in the area was in the dnr’s crossbars because of how close it is to a river. That was 2 decades ago. Those river watersheds are something the dbr is after and trying to protect. Not sure if between the birders, which have deep pockets and are highly motivated currently and funded, if that’s part of it? Seemed really odd to us and will be calling some neighbors up there to see if their taxes went up as well. Taxes are still cheap comparatively, but there’s less and less private land in tax payer hands in the area, and more and more in state or conservation organizations hands, maybe that plays a role, I don’t know? A high percentage of deer camps folded the doors a couple years after the 2014 winter when the deer herd tanked. Some new groups came in and all have been good people. So not sure if maybe people buying those camps helped raise values as well?
Some of you all need to start looking at what places are selling for! Then look at your assessed values and compare. In my county in central Mn we are seeing rec land(hunting) selling for 5 grand an acre and some tillable selling for 8-10 grand. A person doesnt get much for $200,000.
As a personal example, my home is currently valued by the County at 215,000 seems high. Then a bout 2 months ago a get one of those silly letters for a real estate group asking to buy our home. Always funny to look at how little they offer! Right? Well for the first time ever, they offered $290,000. If I this would have been a local realtor offering I would have sold in minute.
Now, I don’t like to pay taxes either. However, have you all noticed how expensive everything has gotten the past 5 years? What percentage everything has gone up? do you think it our counties, city or school haven’t seen the same increases in cost to operate? I am sure it has!
My suggestion is to go to your local government meetings ALL year long, and voice your concerns when they discuss budgeting. Waiting until truth in taxation notices go out is too late. And pay attention to the Valuation notices you receive in March or April. If you disagree with the valuation, call your assessors office, and ask about it. In my experience they have the data to share with you on why it is valued what it is valued.
My Maplewood MN property taxes went up by the same % as the sum of the various levies increased plus my value went up 10%. Actually I think the valuation is quite low so I’m not about to complain.
One thing that people often don’t take into account is that when a nearby property sells, the recording of that transaction can set off a chain of valuation adjustments. That’s what I think happened to my farm property in Pine county. The neighbors property sold and what do you know? On my latest property tax statement my value has gone up to almost what was paid per acre for his property when he sold it. Coincidence???
But what can I do? I can hardly argue that my property isn’t worth what the property next door just sold for.
Grouse, that’s the issue with Property tax. “Worth” is a joke. It’s what you sell it for that should matter. I’m penalized because I own multiple properties and can only have one residence.
Built a house for a very well to do couple. They kept all the gingerbread to a minimum. Shaved a lot of amenities to keep the value lower. (Yes, I know thats funny when he has a $300k car wash for a garage ) try to keep his taxes in the 20-25k at the time vs $50k. The kick in the sack was when he and Jay Leno finished horse trading more cars and he parked about 6 million in cars in his showroom. Imagine if we all got hit with an asset tax???
I personally think your mil rate and value should be
Lock on what you paid. Then when you sell, pay capital gains with no exceptions. They force government agencies accountable for their budgets.
our cabin taxes went down 26 bucks in itasca county. all aspects, EXCEPT the school district went down…..they went up. and a good thing the township went down or i’d be squawking.
our home went up….you name it everyone wanted a wee bit more…..but not real bad. only wish the friggin cty would get there act together!! 
we paid off the house so we now pay that out of pocket and not through our mortgage and both the first half and now second 1/2 we got a letter says were late…….back sys checks cleared both times….. friggin idiots!!!
In Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Total property taxes went up 10%. The school district tax increase was the largest increasing 26% year over year. Eau Claire has had 2 school referendums within the past 3-4 years, the latest being $72 million over 4 years. I went to an informational meeting on the referendum after doing my homework. The district was flush with COVID cash and hired a number of administrators and gave out 8% raises to the majority of the employees. The COVID cash was a one time influx forcing the district to have a cash shortfall going forward thus proposing a 2025 budget with a large deficit. Their solution to the shortfall was the referendum to raise taxes. I don’t know how many times during the informational meeting I heard, “This is for the kids.” I am all for a quality education but also for fiscal responsibility. Fiscal responsibility falls on deaf ears when brought up to any government agency
Wabasha County…
My overall taxes went up 12%. The school passed a referendum which I supported, and the county as a whole had a fairly minor increase but it still stings. I live in the country and have a couple different parcels. It’s frustrating but not anything near what the local small towns/cities hammer for taxes. Wabasha is crazy, as is Lake City. Tons of “beautiful” “artsy” projects and their city crews run nothing but the finest equipment and trucks.
I’d like to see something more “locked” related to purchase prices for property values as far as taxation goes. The runaway values on property people like us will never sell is a kick in the ***s. You’re handcuffed.
The homestead exclusion/break is a crock as well. Someone arbitrarily comes up with a value that it cuts off at. We live in our home yet don’t get a dime for a homestead exclusion. It should be a “yes” or “no” qualification calculated at a fixed percentage of the property’s value of any size/value, with no BS games included.
The majority of people whose jobs/wages are paid by tax dollars never think they have to cut back.
Government employees get a raise EVERY year, do you?
The majority of people whose jobs/wages are paid by tax dollars never think they have to cut back.
Government employees get a raise EVERY year, do you?
Yes I do.
Government employees get a raise EVERY year, do you?
I can’t speak for state or local public employees, but federal workers do not get one every year.
Every January there is a “COLA” to their pay based on locality. Its requested by the president, and then approved or disapproved by congress. Its usually between 1-3%. Last year it was 4.5% (which was the largest in about 40 years). Next month its supposed to be 2%.
I can recall several years when it was nothing though too.
Next year my health care premiums are going up 13% so a 2% COLA doesn’t do a whole lot. 
In Wisconsin, certain Counties see school tax getting really high. Sometimes you see an increase but its not your town or County tax, its school and even tech school.
One thing to note for local tax is services that need to be paid. Road work is a great example of if you want roads plowed/salted immediately and often (which is ridiculous), your tax has to increase. Same thing goes for Sheriff and EMS type coverages as typically, your local and county taxes are majority driven by Highway, Sheriff, and EMS. Have you looked at what your local Sheriff or police have for toys like drones, thermal, body cams or even how much it takes to pave a mile of road vs. what it did 5-10 years ago?
The majority of people whose jobs/wages are paid by tax dollars never think they have to cut back.
Government employees get a raise EVERY year, do you?
Way out of line saying Government Workers get a raise every year. This is whats wrong with the internet, people can say false things and spread misinformation.
State of Wisconsin workers went 7 years without a raise all while health insurance went up. The old school Boomer saying that Government workers have it made is wrong, things have changed!
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