Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Norman County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Norman County pays $1,378 a year, an effective rate of 0.94%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,378
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.94%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -31%
- vs U.S. average
- #56 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in Norman County pay a median $1,378 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.94%, more affordable than 40% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,378
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.94%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1882 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -31%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($147,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 6,367. Owner-occupied homes: 2,145.
The median annual property tax in Norman County is $1,378, which is 59% lower than the Minnesota state average and 31% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.94% on a median home value of $147,100. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Norman County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Norman County's 0.94% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 40%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Norman County pay a median annual property tax of $1,378, well below the national median and far below the Minnesota state median. On a $147,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.94% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Norman County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $72,260 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Minnesota counties by effective rate
Norman County ranks #56 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (36% 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 2.8%, from $1,341 to $1,378. 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 Norman 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 26% from $1,093 to $1,378. 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 753 of 2,145 owner-occupied homes (35.1%). 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 1.9% 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 Norman County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Norman County homeowners, 753 of 2,145 owner-occupied homes (35.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.1% (432)
- $800 to $1,499 35.1% (753)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.4% (373)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.9% (340)
- $3,000 or more 9.9% (212)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
35 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 Norman County, mortgaged homeowners pay 24% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Norman County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Norman County's effective rate is higher than 36% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #56 of 87.
Where Norman County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.94% more affordable than 40% 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 Norman County moved from $1,093 in the 2020 release to $1,378 in 2024, a change of about 26%. 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.
Norman County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Norman 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 | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Norman County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
Norman County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,378 +2.8% | 0.94% |
| 2023 | $1,341 +2.4% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | $1,309 +13.4% | 1.01% |
| 2021 | $1,154 +5.6% | 1.07% |
| 2020 | $1,093 | 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.
Norman County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Norman County's effective rate
On effective rate, Norman County sits nearest Oscoda County (MI), Alger County (MI), Dorchester County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cass County (ND), Okaloosa County (FL), Clay County (TN).
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
Norman County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 3,080 returns from Norman County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,057 - 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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Norman County rate FAQs
- How does Norman County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Norman County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.94% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Norman County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in Norman County is $1,378, an effective rate of 0.94% on a $147,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Norman County?
- Norman County, Minnesota scores C (58/100) 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 (2.04×). 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 Norman County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Norman County is recorded at $1,378 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,093 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 2,145 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 Norman County?
- Property taxes in Norman County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $72,260 median household income.
What to do with Norman County's UNDER rate
Norman County's $1,378 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 1.9% of Norman County's $72,260 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Norman 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: 0.94%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,378/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Norman County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Norman County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Lafayette Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,380/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.57% vs Norman County 0.94%.
Cass County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,375/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.94% vs Norman County 0.94%.
Perquimans County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,375/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.59% vs Norman County 0.94%.
Valencia County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,374/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.62% vs Norman County 0.94%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Norman 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 Norman County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.