Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Stevens County is $1,210.00 per year, based on a median home value of $120,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.01% of property value.

Stevens 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, Stevens County is ranked 47th by median property taxes, and 31st by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Stevens County collects a median of 1.01% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Minnesota. This is partially because the median property value in Stevens County is $80,100.00 lower than the Minnesota median property value of $200,400.00.

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47th out of 87 By median yearly property tax

31st out of 87 By percentage of median home value

59th out of 87 By percentage of median income

You can see how Stevens 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 Stevens County are the responsibility of the Stevens County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Morris, Minnesota.

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