Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Nobles County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Nobles County pays $1,956 a year, an effective rate of 0.99%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,956
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.99%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -2%
- vs U.S. average
- #44 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in Nobles County pay a median $1,956 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.99%, more affordable than 36% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,956
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.99%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2004 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($197,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 22,041. Owner-occupied homes: 5,692.
The median annual property tax in Nobles County is $1,956, which is 42% lower than the Minnesota state average and 2% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.99% on a median home value of $197,200. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Nobles County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Nobles County's 0.99% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 36%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Minnesota median
Homeowners in Nobles County pay a median annual property tax of $1,956, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Minnesota state median. On a $197,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.99% 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 Nobles County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $66,101 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Minnesota counties by effective rate
Nobles County ranks #44 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (49% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Nobles 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
Nobles County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 1.7% down, against a median home value that rose 51.2%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 48.6%, from $1,316 to $1,956.
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 49% from $1,316 to $1,956. 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 plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 1,407 of 5,692 (24.7%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.0% 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 Nobles County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Nobles County homeowners, 1,407 of 5,692 owner-occupied homes (24.7%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 13.5% (769)
- $800 to $1,499 23.9% (1,362)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (734)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.7% (1,407)
- $3,000 or more 23.3% (1,328)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
92 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
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Nobles County pay about the same bill, within a 8% gap either way.
Nobles County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Nobles County's effective rate is higher than 49% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #44 of 87.
Where Nobles County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.99% more affordable than 36% 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 Nobles County moved from $1,316 in the 2020 release to $1,956 in 2024, a change of about 49%. 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.
Nobles County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Nobles County | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Nobles County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
Nobles County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,956 +16.8% | 0.99% |
| 2023 | $1,674 +5.3% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | $1,589 +12.1% | 0.99% |
| 2021 | $1,418 +7.8% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $1,316 | 1.01% |
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.
Nobles County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Nobles County's effective rate
On effective rate, Nobles County sits nearest Schoolcraft County (MI), Mecosta County (MI), Keweenaw County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Linn County (KS), Kiowa County (CO), Schuyler County (MO).
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
Nobles County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 260 of 10,010 returns from Nobles County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,427 - 31% 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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Nobles County rate FAQs
- How does Nobles County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Nobles County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.99% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Nobles County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in Nobles County is $1,956, an effective rate of 0.99% on a $197,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Nobles County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Nobles County jumped 48.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,316 to $1,956, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What is the tax affordability score for Nobles County?
- Nobles County, Minnesota scores D (48/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-157). 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 Nobles County?
- Property taxes in Nobles County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $66,101 median household income.
What to do with Nobles County's UNDER rate
Inside Minnesota, Nobles County's $1,956 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Minnesota overview →
Nobles County ranks #44 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 Nobles 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: 0.99%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,956/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Nobles County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Nobles County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Lee County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,955/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.38% vs Nobles County 0.99%.
Young County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,957/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.11% vs Nobles County 0.99%.
Cass County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,958/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 2.02% vs Nobles County 0.99%.
Bosque County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,959/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.98% vs Nobles County 0.99%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Nobles 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 Nobles County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.