Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lincoln County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lincoln County pays $1,574 a year, an effective rate of 0.96%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,574
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.96%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -21%
- vs U.S. average
- #52 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median $1,574 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.96%, more affordable than 39% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,574
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.96%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1923 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -21%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($164,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 5,603. Owner-occupied homes: 1,991.
The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,574, which is 53% lower than the Minnesota state average and 21% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.96% on a median home value of $164,400. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Lincoln County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lincoln County's 0.96% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 39%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Minnesota median
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median annual property tax of $1,574, notably lower than the national median and far below the Minnesota state median. On a $164,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.96% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Lincoln County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $69,694 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Minnesota counties by effective rate
Lincoln County ranks #52 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (40% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 6.5%, from $1,478 to $1,574. 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 Lincoln 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 25% from $1,258 to $1,574. 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 527 of 1,991 owner-occupied homes (26.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.3% 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 Lincoln County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lincoln County homeowners, 527 of 1,991 owner-occupied homes (26.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.5% (409)
- $800 to $1,499 26.5% (527)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (235)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.2% (343)
- $3,000 or more 21.5% (428)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
49 homes here (2.5%) 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 Lincoln County pay a substantially higher bill, 35% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Lincoln County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lincoln County's effective rate is higher than 40% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #52 of 87.
Where Lincoln County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.96% more affordable than 39% 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 Lincoln County moved from $1,258 in the 2020 release to $1,574 in 2024, a change of about 25%. 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.
Lincoln County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lincoln 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 | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Lincoln County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
Lincoln County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,574 +6.5% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | $1,478 +3.3% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | $1,431 +8.0% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $1,325 +5.3% | 1.13% |
| 2020 | $1,258 | 1.17% |
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.
Lincoln County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Lincoln County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lincoln County sits nearest Iosco County (MI), York County (ME), Letcher County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Avoyelles Parish (LA), Lewis County (WV), Boundary County (ID).
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
Lincoln County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 2,620 returns from Lincoln County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,614 - 57% 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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Lincoln County rate FAQs
- How does Lincoln County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.96% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Lincoln County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,574, an effective rate of 0.96% on a $164,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Lincoln County?
- Lincoln County, Minnesota scores D (49/100) 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 B+ (2.36×). 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 Lincoln County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lincoln County is recorded at $1,574 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,258 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 1,991 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 Lincoln County?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $69,694 median household income.
What to do with Lincoln County's UNDER rate
Inside Minnesota, Lincoln County's $1,574 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Minnesota overview →
Lincoln County ranks #52 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 Lincoln 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: 0.96%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,574/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lincoln County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lincoln County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Aurora County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,574/yr; rate 1.04% vs Lincoln County 0.96%.
Big Horn County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,574/yr; rate 1.10% vs Lincoln County 0.96%.
Garfield County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,574/yr; rate 0.66% vs Lincoln County 0.96%.
Marshall County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,574/yr; rate 1.23% vs Lincoln County 0.96%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lincoln County stamps UNDER · 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 Lincoln County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.