Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Kandiyohi County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Kandiyohi County pays $2,492 a year, an effective rate of 1.02%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,492
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.02%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +25%
- vs U.S. average
- #32 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in Kandiyohi County pay a median $2,492 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.02%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,492
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2080 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($243,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 44,079. Owner-occupied homes: 12,764.
The median annual property tax in Kandiyohi County is $2,492, which is 26% lower than the Minnesota state average and 25% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.02% on a median home value of $243,200. Property taxes represent 3.3% of the median household income in this county.
Kandiyohi County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Kandiyohi County's 1.02% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Kandiyohi County pay a median annual property tax of $2,492, well above the national median and well below the Minnesota state median. On a $243,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Minnesota counties by effective rate
Kandiyohi County ranks #32 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (63% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Kandiyohi County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $76,592 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Kandiyohi 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Kandiyohi County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.5% up, against a median home value that rose 36.6%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 37.4%, from $1,814 to $2,492.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 37% from $1,814 to $2,492. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,754 of 12,764 owner-occupied homes (37.2%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.3% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Kandiyohi County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Kandiyohi County homeowners, 4,754 of 12,764 owner-occupied homes (37.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.3% (810)
- $800 to $1,499 15.4% (1,967)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.9% (2,024)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.9% (3,045)
- $3,000 or more 37.2% (4,754)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
164 homes here (1.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Minnesota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Kandiyohi County pay about the same bill, within a 4% gap either way.
Kandiyohi County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Kandiyohi County's effective rate is higher than 63% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #32 of 87.
Where Kandiyohi County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.02% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Kandiyohi County moved from $1,814 in the 2020 release to $2,492 in 2024, a change of about 37%. 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.
Kandiyohi County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Kandiyohi County | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.3% | - | - |
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.
Kandiyohi County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
Kandiyohi County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,492 +8.8% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $2,291 +8.1% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | $2,120 +11.5% | 0.99% |
| 2021 | $1,901 +4.8% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $1,814 | 1.02% |
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.
Kandiyohi County: tax-to-income at 3.3%
Counties near Kandiyohi County's effective rate
On effective rate, Kandiyohi County sits nearest Ottawa County (MI), Osceola County (MI), Chickasaw County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jackson County (KY), Kearney County (NE), Marion County (FL).
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
Kandiyohi County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,080 of 21,840 returns from Kandiyohi County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,927 - 32% 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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Kandiyohi County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in Kandiyohi County is $2,492, an effective rate of 1.02% on a $243,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Kandiyohi County?
- Kandiyohi County, Minnesota scores D (42/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-102). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Kandiyohi County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Kandiyohi County jumped 37.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,814 to $2,492, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- How does Kandiyohi County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Kandiyohi County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Kandiyohi County?
- Property taxes in Kandiyohi County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $76,592 median household income.
What to do with Kandiyohi County's PAR rate
Kandiyohi County's $2,492 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Kandiyohi County ranks #32 of 87 Minnesota counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Minnesota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Kandiyohi County's PAR 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: 1.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,492/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Kandiyohi County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Kandiyohi County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Lenawee County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kandiyohi County at $2,492/yr; rate 1.27% vs Kandiyohi County 1.02%.
Charlevoix County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,493/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.90% vs Kandiyohi County 1.02%.
Sheridan County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,490/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.49% vs Kandiyohi County 1.02%.
Effingham County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,495/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.90% vs Kandiyohi County 1.02%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Kandiyohi County stamps PAR · MID - 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 Kandiyohi County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.