Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Traverse County is $763.00 per year, based on a median home value of $69,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.10% of property value.

Traverse 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, Traverse County is ranked 82nd by median property taxes, and 14th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Traverse County collects a median of 1.10% 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 Traverse County is $131,200.00 lower than the Minnesota median property value of $200,400.00.

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

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