Minnesota · County property tax · ACS 2024
St. Louis County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in St. Louis County pays $2,271 a year, an effective rate of 1.03%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,271
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.03%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +14%
- vs U.S. average
- #30 of 87
- rank in MN
The verdict
Homeowners in St. Louis County pay a median $2,271 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.03%, more affordable than 33% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,271
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.03%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2102 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +14%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($221,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Minnesota. Population: 200,123. Owner-occupied homes: 62,020.
The median annual property tax in St. Louis County is $2,271, which is 32% lower than the Minnesota state average and 14% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.03% on a median home value of $221,400. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
St. Louis County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
St. Louis County's 1.03% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 33%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Minnesota median
Homeowners in St. Louis County pay a median annual property tax of $2,271, notably higher than the national median and well below the Minnesota state median. On a $221,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.03% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Minnesota counties by effective rate
St. Louis County ranks #30 of 87 counties in Minnesota by effective rate (66% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in St. Louis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $70,069 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in St. Louis 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
St. Louis County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.1% down, against a median home value that rose 37.4%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 33.2%, from $1,705 to $2,271.
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 33% from $1,705 to $2,271. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 21,472 of 62,020 owner-occupied homes (34.6%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.2% 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 St. Louis County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of St. Louis County homeowners, 21,472 of 62,020 owner-occupied homes (34.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.9% (9,838)
- $800 to $1,499 16.6% (10,297)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.0% (6,836)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.4% (12,027)
- $3,000 or more 34.6% (21,472)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,550 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
In St. Louis County, mortgaged homeowners pay 26% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
St. Louis County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
St. Louis County's effective rate is higher than 66% of the 87 counties in Minnesota - ranking #30 of 87.
Where St. Louis County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.03% more affordable than 33% 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 St. Louis County moved from $1,705 in the 2020 release to $2,271 in 2024, a change of about 33%. 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.
St. Louis County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | St. Louis 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 | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
St. Louis County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Minnesota counties.
St. Louis County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,271 +6.0% | 1.03% |
| 2023 | $2,142 +8.1% | 1.03% |
| 2022 | $1,982 +9.8% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $1,805 +5.9% | 1.08% |
| 2020 | $1,705 | 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.
St. Louis County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near St. Louis County's effective rate
On effective rate, St. Louis County sits nearest Middlesex County (MA), Monona County (IA), Pope County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Monroe County (GA), Elmore County (ID), Jefferson County (AL).
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
St. Louis County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,330 of 96,120 returns from St. Louis County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,326 - 35% 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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St. Louis County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for St. Louis County?
- St. Louis County, Minnesota scores F (32/100) 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 D (3.16×). 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 is the average property tax in St. Louis County, Minnesota?
- The median annual property tax in St. Louis County is $2,271, an effective rate of 1.03% on a $221,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does St. Louis County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in St. Louis County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.03% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in St. Louis County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for St. Louis County jumped 33.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,705 to $2,271, 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 St. Louis County?
- Property taxes in St. Louis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $70,069 median household income.
What to do with St. Louis County's PAR rate
Inside Minnesota, St. Louis County's $2,271 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Minnesota overview →
St. Louis County ranks #30 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 St. Louis 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: 1.03%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,271/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with St. Louis County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for St. Louis County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Bay County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with St. Louis County at $2,271/yr; rate 1.49% vs St. Louis County 1.03%.
Pima County, AZ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,272/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs St. Louis County 1.03%.
Wallowa County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,270/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs St. Louis County 1.03%.
Davis County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,269/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.40% vs St. Louis County 1.03%.
Minnesota county set
State ACS overview for every published Minnesota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
St. Louis 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 St. Louis County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.