Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hennepin County is $2,831.00 per year, based on a median home value of $247,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.14% of property value.

Hennepin County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the eighty-seven counties in Minnesota, Hennepin County is ranked 2nd by median property taxes, and 6th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Hennepin County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Hennepin County is $247,900.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $200,400.00

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2nd out of 87 By median yearly property tax

6th out of 87 By percentage of median home value

2nd out of 87 By percentage of median income

You can see how Hennepin County (highlighted in green) compares to the eighty-seven other counties in Minnesota with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Minnesota, see our Minnesota county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Minnesota counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Hennepin County are the responsibility of the Hennepin County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Bloomington, Minnesota.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Hennepin County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Hennepin County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Hennepin County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Hennepin County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Hennepin County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).