Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Otter Tail County is $1,046.00 per year, based on a median home value of $158,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.66% of property value.

Otter Tail County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the eighty-seven counties in Minnesota, Otter Tail County is ranked 57th by median property taxes, and 80th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Otter Tail County has lower property taxes than many other Minnesota counties. The median home value is $158,600.00, compared to the median property value in Minnesota of $200,400.00

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57th out of 87 By median yearly property tax

80th out of 87 By percentage of median home value

54th out of 87 By percentage of median income

You can see how Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County are the responsibility of the Otter Tail County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Otter Tail County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Otter Tail County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Otter Tail County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).