Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Kittson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Kittson County pays $1,239 a year, an effective rate of 0.92%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,239
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.92%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -38%
- vs U.S. average
- #61 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in Kittson County pay a median $1,239 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.92%, more affordable than 41% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,239
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.92%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1839 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -38%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($134,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 4,084. Owner-occupied homes: 1,470.
The median annual property tax in Kittson County is $1,239, which is 63% lower than the Minnesota state average and 38% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.92% on a median home value of $134,800. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Kittson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Kittson County's 0.92% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 41%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Kittson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,239, well below the national median and far below the Minnesota state median. On a $134,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.92% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Kittson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $76,100 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Minnesota counties by effective rate
Kittson County ranks #61 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 0.6%, from $1,231 to $1,239. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Kittson 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 30% from $950 to $1,239. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 443 of 1,470 owner-occupied homes (30.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 1.6% 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 Kittson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Kittson County homeowners, 443 of 1,470 owner-occupied homes (30.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 30.0% (441)
- $800 to $1,499 30.1% (443)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.1% (193)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.4% (183)
- $3,000 or more 12.8% (188)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
22 homes here (1.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Minnesota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Kittson County pay a substantially higher bill, 37% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Kittson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Kittson County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #61 of 87.
Where Kittson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.92% more affordable than 41% 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 Kittson County moved from $950 in the 2020 release to $1,239 in 2024, a change of about 30%. 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.
Kittson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Kittson 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 Light income burden | 1.6% | - | - |
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.
Kittson County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
Kittson County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,239 +0.6% | 0.92% |
| 2023 | $1,231 +6.3% | 0.92% |
| 2022 | $1,158 +8.8% | 0.95% |
| 2021 | $1,064 +12.0% | 0.96% |
| 2020 | $950 | 0.99% |
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.
Kittson County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Kittson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Kittson County sits nearest Lapeer County (MI), Somerset County (MD), Bracken County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Martin County (KY), Shawnee County (KS), Platte County (WY).
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
Kittson County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 1,990 returns from Kittson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,940 - 60% 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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Kittson County rate FAQs
- How does Kittson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Kittson County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.92% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Kittson County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in Kittson County is $1,239, an effective rate of 0.92% on a $134,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Kittson County?
- Kittson County, Minnesota scores C+ (62/100) 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 housing pressure at A+ (1.77×). 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 Kittson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Kittson County is recorded at $1,239 in the 2024 5-year release against $950 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 1,470 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Kittson County?
- Property taxes in Kittson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $76,100 median household income.
What to do with Kittson County's UNDER rate
Kittson County's $1,239 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 →
Income burden is light here: about 1.6% of Kittson County's $76,100 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Kittson 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: 0.92%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,239/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Kittson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Kittson County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Northampton County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kittson County at $1,239/yr; rate 1.08% vs Kittson County 0.92%.
Meigs County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,238/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.04% vs Kittson County 0.92%.
Mohave County, AZ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,238/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.44% vs Kittson County 0.92%.
Willacy County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,240/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.68% vs Kittson County 0.92%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Kittson 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 Kittson County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.