Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Red Lake County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Red Lake County pays $1,622 a year, an effective rate of 1.00%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,622
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.00%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -19%
- vs U.S. average
- #38 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in Red Lake County pay a median $1,622 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.00%, more affordable than 35% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,622
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.00%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2029 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -19%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($162,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 3,915. Owner-occupied homes: 1,394.
The median annual property tax in Red Lake County is $1,622, which is 52% lower than the Minnesota state average and 19% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.00% on a median home value of $162,000. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Red Lake County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Red Lake County's 1.00% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 35%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Minnesota median
Homeowners in Red Lake County pay a median annual property tax of $1,622, notably lower than the national median and far below the Minnesota state median. On a $162,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.00% 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 Red Lake County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $77,188 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Minnesota counties by effective rate
Red Lake County ranks #38 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (56% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Red Lake 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
Red Lake County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 5.3% down, against a median home value that rose 31.7%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 24.7%, from $1,301 to $1,622.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,301 to $1,622, a gain of 25%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 370 of 1,394 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 2.1% 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 Red Lake County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Red Lake County homeowners, 370 of 1,394 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 18.1% (253)
- $800 to $1,499 26.5% (370)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.0% (265)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.2% (226)
- $3,000 or more 18.7% (261)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
19 homes here (1.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Minnesota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Red Lake County, mortgaged homeowners pay 20% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Red Lake County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Red Lake County's effective rate is higher than 56% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #38 of 87.
Where Red Lake County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.00% more affordable than 35% 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 Red Lake County moved from $1,301 in the 2020 release to $1,622 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.
Red Lake County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Red Lake 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 Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Red Lake County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
Red Lake County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,622 +7.6% | 1.00% |
| 2023 | $1,508 +6.7% | 0.96% |
| 2022 | $1,413 +4.7% | 0.94% |
| 2021 | $1,349 +3.7% | 1.08% |
| 2020 | $1,301 | 1.06% |
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.
Red Lake County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Red Lake County's effective rate
On effective rate, Red Lake County sits nearest Kossuth County (IA), Washington County (GA), Lanier County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Morgan County (GA), Tuscarawas County (OH), Delaware County (IA).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Red Lake County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Red Lake County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Red Lake County rate FAQs
- How does Red Lake County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Red Lake County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.00% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Red Lake County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in Red Lake County is $1,622, an effective rate of 1.00% on a $162,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Red Lake County?
- Red Lake County, Minnesota scores C- (53/100) 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 (2.10×). 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 Red Lake County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Red Lake County jumped 24.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,301 to $1,622, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Red Lake County?
- Property taxes in Red Lake County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $77,188 median household income.
What to do with Red Lake County's PAR rate
Inside Minnesota, Red Lake County's $1,622 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Minnesota overview →
Red Lake County ranks #38 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 Red Lake 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: 1.00%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,622/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Red Lake County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Red Lake County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Crawford County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Red Lake County at $1,622/yr; rate 1.19% vs Red Lake County 1.00%.
Nelson County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Red Lake County at $1,622/yr; rate 0.50% vs Red Lake County 1.00%.
Rawlins County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,620/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.56% vs Red Lake County 1.00%.
Sanpete County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,619/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.47% vs Red Lake County 1.00%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Red Lake 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 Red Lake County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.