#1Eveleth
St. Louis County · 3,381 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.71% of the median home value
Eveleth, #1 on this list · Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Minnesota rankings · Property tax
Towns with the lowest property taxes in Minnesota
Eveleth has the lowest property-tax bills of Minnesota’s 271 towns of 2,500+: homeowners’ median bill is $690 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town’s median bill here is $3,309.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners pay. The survey reports bills of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so those towns are listed below the list, not ranked. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#1$690
#2Chisholm
St. Louis County · 4,625 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.02% of the median home value
#3International Falls
Koochiching County · 5,481 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.93% of the median home value
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Median yearly bill, lowest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 20 towns here).
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2 towns with bills of $10,000+
The survey reports a median bill of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so these towns can’t be placed against each other or the list.
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Which Minnesota town has the lowest property taxes?
Eveleth (St. Louis County): homeowners’ median bill is $690 a year. Chisholm ($1,115) and International Falls ($1,116) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the median yearly property-tax bill homeowners report to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), lowest first. Towns with the same bill share a rank (T). The share of home value is the bill divided by the median home value, both from the survey. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with a reported bill under $10,000 (271 in Minnesota); bills of $10,000+ can’t be told apart, so those towns are listed separately. Smaller towns show their bill on their Cost of living page. 2 Minnesota towns are listed above at $10,000+. Every town is on the Minnesota page.
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