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VALUATIONS <br />OVERVIEW <br />All non-exempt property is subject to taxation by local taxing districts. Exempt real property includes Indian lands, public property, and <br />educational, religious and charitable institutions. Most personal property is exempt from taxation (except investor -owned utility mains, <br />generating plants, etc.). <br />The valuation of property in Minnesota consists of three elements. (1) The estimated market value is set by city or county assessors. Not less <br />than 20% of all real properties are to be appraised by local assessors each year. (2) The taxable market value is the estimated market value <br />adjusted by all legislative exclusions. (3) The tax capacity (taxable) value of property is determined by class rates set by the State Legislature. <br />The tax capacity rate varies according to the classification of the property. Tax capacity represents a percent of taxable market value. <br />The property tax rate for a local taxing jurisdiction is determined by dividing the total tax capacity or market value of property within the <br />jurisdiction into the dollars to be raised from the levy. State law determines whether a levy is spread on tax capacity or market value. Major <br />classifications and the percentages by which tax capacity is determined are: <br />Type of Property <br />Residential homestead' <br />Agricultural homestead' <br />Agricultural non -homestead <br />Seasonal recreational residential <br />Residential non -homestead: <br />Industrial/Commercial/Util ity' <br />2015/16 <br />First $500,000 - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25% <br />First $500,000 HGA - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 HGA - 1.25% <br />First $2,140,000 - 0.50% z <br />Over $2,140,000 - 1.00%' <br />Land - 1.00% z <br />First $500,000 - 1.00%' <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25%' <br />1 unit - 1 st $500,000 - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25% <br />2-3 units - 1.25% <br />4 or more - 1.25% <br />Small City 4 - 1.25% <br />Affordable Rental: <br />First $106,000 - .75% <br />Over $106,000 - .25% <br />First $150,000 - 1.50% <br />Over $150,000 - 2.00% <br />2016/17 <br />First $500,000 - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25% <br />First $500,000 HGA - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 HGA - 1.25% <br />First $2,050,000 - 0.50%' <br />Over $2,050,000 - 1.00% z <br />Land - 1.00% z <br />First $500,000 - 1.00%' <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25%' <br />1 unit - 1st $500,000 - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25% <br />2-3 units - 1.25% <br />4 or more - 1.25% <br />Small City 4 - 1.25% <br />Affordable Rental: <br />First $115,000 - .75% <br />Over $115,000 - .25% <br />First $150,000 - 1.50% <br />Over $150,000 - 2.00% <br />2017/18 <br />First $500,000 - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25% <br />First $500,000 HGA - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 HGA - 1.25% <br />First $1,940,000 - 0.50%2 <br />Over $1,940,000 - 1.00%2 <br />Land - 1.00% Z <br />First $500,000 - 1.00%' <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25%' <br />1 unit - 1st $500,000 - 1.00% <br />Over $500,000 - 1.25% <br />2-3 units - 1.25% <br />4 or more - 1.25% <br />Small City 4 - 1.25% <br />Affordable Rental: <br />First $121,000 - .75% <br />Over $121,000 - .25% <br />First $150,000 - 1.50% <br />Over $150,000 - 2.00% <br />A residential property qualifies as "homestead" if it is occupied by the owner or a relative of the owner on the <br />assessment date. <br />2 Applies to land and buildings. Exempt from referendum market value tax. <br />3 Exempt from referendum market value tax. <br />4 Cities of 5,000 population or less and located entirely outside the seven -county metropolitan area and the adjacent <br />nine -county area and whose boundaries are 15 miles or more from the boundaries of a Minnesota city with a <br />population of over 5,000. <br />5 The estimated market value of utility property is determined by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. <br />