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Swift County Minnesota Property Tax

$806.00 75th of 87

Median Property Tax In Swift County, Minnesota

$97,600.00

Median Home Value In
Swift County, Minnesota

0.83% 67th of 87

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Home Value

$51,519.00

Median Income In
Swift County, Minnesota

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Swift County is $806.00 per year, based on a median home value of $97,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.83% of property value.

Swift County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the eighty-seven counties in Minnesota, Swift County is ranked 75th by median property taxes, and 67th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Swift County collects a median of 0.83% 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 Swift County is $102,800.00 lower than the Minnesota median property value of $200,400.00.

Property Tax Tip Note: Due to the complicated and varied methods used to calculate property tax in different counties, the best way to compare property taxes between jurisdictions is through median property tax values. If you need to calculate the exact tax due on your property, contact the Swift County Tax Assessor.

Swift County's Property Tax Is Lower Than Average

75th out of 87

By median yearly property tax

67th out of 87

By percentage of median home value

78th out of 87

By percentage of median income

You can see how Swift 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.

Property Tax Tip 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.

Swift County is located in Minnesota, which is ranked 19th highest of the 50 states by median property tax. Here's how Swift County's property tax compares to the 3,142 other counties nationwide:

1830th out of 3143

By median yearly property tax

1459th out of 3143

By percentage of median home value

1949th out of 3143

By percentage of median income

To see how Minnesota as a whole compares to the rest of the states, check our our interactive state-by-state property tax map. You can find statewide statistics on the Minnesota property tax page.

We have real estate tax tax information for a total of eighty-seven Minnesota counties in addition to Swift County. Choose any county from the list below, or see Minnesota property tax by county to see property tax information for all Minnesota counties on one page. To compare county tax rates with an interactive color-coded map, see our Minnesota property tax map.

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Swift County Property Tax Assessor

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

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

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Data Sources: Our property tax data is based on a 5-year study of median property tax rates conducted from 2006 through 2010.

United States Census Property Tax Data
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010
The Tax Foundation Property Tax Data
The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012
minnesota Property Tax Data
Minnesota Department of Revenue
Tax Statistics & References