Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Stearns County is $1,673.00 per year, based on a median home value of $174,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.96% of property value.

Stearns 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, Stearns County is ranked 17th by median property taxes, and 43rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Stearns County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Stearns County is $174,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $200,400.00

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17th out of 87 By median yearly property tax

43rd out of 87 By percentage of median home value

25th out of 87 By percentage of median income

You can see how Stearns 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 Stearns County are the responsibility of the Stearns County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

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