Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Big Stone County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Big Stone County pays $1,473 a year, an effective rate of 0.87%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,473
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.87%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -26%
- vs U.S. average
- #65 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in Big Stone County pay a median $1,473 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.87%, more affordable than 45% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,473
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.87%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1728 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($169,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 5,127. Owner-occupied homes: 1,703.
The median annual property tax in Big Stone County is $1,473, which is 56% lower than the Minnesota state average and 26% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.87% on a median home value of $169,100. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Big Stone County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Big Stone County's 0.87% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 45%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Big Stone County pay a median annual property tax of $1,473, well below the national median and far below the Minnesota state median. On a $169,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.87% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has jumped 26.0%, from $1,169 to $1,473. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
High among Minnesota counties by effective rate
Big Stone County ranks #65 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (25% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Big Stone County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $70,400 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Big Stone County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 58% from $932 to $1,473. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 492 of 1,703 owner-occupied homes (28.9%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.1% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Big Stone County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Big Stone County homeowners, 492 of 1,703 owner-occupied homes (28.9%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.9% (492)
- $800 to $1,499 21.0% (358)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (220)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.6% (231)
- $3,000 or more 22.0% (374)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
28 homes here (1.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Minnesota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Big Stone County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 12% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Big Stone County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Big Stone County's effective rate is higher than 25% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #65 of 87.
Where Big Stone County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.87% more affordable than 45% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Big Stone County moved from $932 in the 2020 release to $1,473 in 2024, a change of about 58%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Big Stone County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Big Stone County | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Big Stone County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
Big Stone County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,473 +26.0% | 0.87% |
| 2023 | $1,169 +16.2% | 0.86% |
| 2022 | $1,006 +4.9% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | $959 +2.9% | 0.90% |
| 2020 | $932 | 0.86% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Big Stone County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Big Stone County's effective rate
On effective rate, Big Stone County sits nearest Kalkaska County (MI), Montgomery County (MD), Greenup County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pulaski County (IN), Gray County (KS), Union Parish (LA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Big Stone County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 2,380 returns from Big Stone County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,260 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Big Stone County rate FAQs
- How does Big Stone County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Big Stone County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.87% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Big Stone County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Big Stone County is recorded at $1,473 in the 2024 5-year release against $932 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 1,703 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the average property tax in Big Stone County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in Big Stone County is $1,473, an effective rate of 0.87% on a $169,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Big Stone County?
- Big Stone County, Minnesota scores C+ (63/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-185). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Big Stone County?
- Property taxes in Big Stone County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $70,400 median household income.
What to do with Big Stone County's UNDER rate
Big Stone County's $1,473 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Big Stone County ranks #65 of 87 Minnesota counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Minnesota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Big Stone County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.87%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,473/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Big Stone County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Big Stone County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Coshocton County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Big Stone County at $1,473/yr; rate 0.95% vs Big Stone County 0.87%.
Knox County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,472/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.15% vs Big Stone County 0.87%.
Palo Alto County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,474/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.20% vs Big Stone County 0.87%.
Tippecanoe County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,474/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Big Stone County 0.87%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Big Stone County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Big Stone County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.