Property tax in Anoka County, Minnesota
In Anoka County, the property tax bill comes from the Anoka County Property Records & Taxation Division. The Taxes payable 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due October 15, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Anoka County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Anoka County, Minnesota is $3,271 a year, which is about 0.94% of the county's median home value of $346,500. That effective rate is lower than the typical Minnesota county (0.99%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Anoka County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Anoka County Property Records & Taxation Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Anoka County Assessor's Office, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Minnesota bills a year behind the valuation: the January 2, 2026 value sets the taxes payable in 2027. The county's single tax statement also carries the taxes for your city, school district and other taxing districts. The county assessor values most of the county, but the cities of Anoka, Coon Rapids and Fridley have their own city assessors, and several smaller cities use contracted local assessors; the phone number on your valuation notice is the right contact. Mailed payments must be postmarked on or before the due date; the county warns that mail may not be postmarked the day it is sent and suggests asking inside the post office for a hand-applied postmark. Online payments through PayAnokaCounty carry a $3.50 e-check fee or a 2.6% card fee, kept by the payment provider; checks by mail, cash or check at the Government Center counter, and the county's direct payment program are free.
When are property taxes due in Anoka County?
For the Taxes payable 2026 bill, Anoka County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due May 15, 2026 and the last October 15, 2026. The next one due is the second half, on October 15, 2026. A penalty is added the day after a half is due and grows on the first of each month it stays unpaid. For a homestead or cabin, a late first half is charged 2% on May 16, 4% on June 1, then 1% more each month to 8% on October 1, and 10% on January 2, 2027; a late second half is charged 2% on October 16, 4% on November 1, 5% on December 1 and 7% on January 2, 2027. Non-homestead property starts at 4% and reaches 12% on the first half (14% on January 2, 2027) and 9% on the second half (11% on January 2, 2027). Agricultural second halves follow a later schedule that starts on November 16. Taxes still unpaid on the first business day in January become delinquent, and interest is then charged on the unpaid tax, penalty and fees.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | May 15, 2026 (passed) | For residential, cabin, commercial and industrial property with a bill over $100. A real estate bill of $100 or less is due in full on May 15. Tax statements are mailed in mid-March, one per parcel per year, and there is no grace period. If a due date falls on a weekend, taxes are due the next business day. |
| Second half | October 15, 2026 | Residential, cabin, commercial and industrial property with a bill over $100. The second half for agricultural homestead and agricultural non-homestead property is due November 15, which in 2026 is a Sunday, so under the county's weekend rule it is due Monday, November 16, 2026. Manufactured homes are billed separately, with the first half due August 31 and the second November 15 (a bill of $50 or less is due in full August 31). |
From Anoka County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Anoka County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Anoka County's average effective rate of 0.94% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,257 / year
Property tax in Anoka County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,271 |
| Median home value | $346,500 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.94% |
| Typical Minnesota county rate | 0.99% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Anoka County compare in Minnesota?
Among Minnesota's 87 counties, Anoka County has the 54th highest effective property-tax rate: 53 rank higher and 33 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Minnesota. Nationally, it ranks 1261st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Minnesota county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Anoka County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Anoka County's 110,229 owner-occupied homes, 56.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 83.6% pay at least $2,000, and 4.3% pay under $800. Another 2.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,698 | 4.3% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 5,039 | 4.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 6,046 | 5.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 29,944 | 27.2% |
| $3,000 or more | 62,168 | 56.4% |
| No property tax paid | 2,334 | 2.1% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,308 and owners without one pay $3,189. That is within 10% either way, so in Anoka County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Anoka County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,271 is about 2.9% of the median income of Anoka County homeowner households, $114,083 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.2% of Anoka County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Anoka County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,515 in 2015-2019 to $3,271 in 2020-2024, a 30.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 49.1%, from $232,400 to $346,500. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Anoka County
Anoka County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey County, MN | 1.21% | $3,966 | $326,600 |
| Hennepin County, MN | 1.14% | $4,480 | $392,900 |
| Chisago County, MN | 1.07% | $3,780 | $351,900 |
| Isanti County, MN | 1.01% | $3,081 | $306,200 |
| Sherburne County, MN | 0.99% | $3,560 | $361,400 |
| Washington County, MN | 0.99% | $4,164 | $422,000 |
| Anoka County, MN (this county) | 0.94% | $3,271 | $346,500 |
How is a home assessed in Anoka County?
Minnesota sets the assessment rules and Anoka County applies them. How Minnesota assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Anoka County?
Yes, on a sliding scale. Minnesota's Homestead Market Value Exclusion is worth up to $38,000 on homes worth $95,000 or less and shrinks to nothing at $517,200. That is the Minnesota rule, and it applies in Anoka County. Minnesota's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Minnesota programs, Anoka County runs its own:
- One-time abatement of late-payment penalty: Under a 2023 county board policy, an owner of any property type may ask the county to waive the penalty on a late payment of current-year taxes once every ten years per parcel, using a separate penalty waiver form for each parcel.
How to appeal your Anoka County property assessment
In Anoka County you appeal to the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization or open book meeting (depending on the city), then the Anoka County Board of Appeal and Equalization, after first raising the value with the assessor. The deadline: Valuation notices are mailed by April 1 and name the appeal meeting for your city; start by calling the assessor listed on the notice. In cities that hold a Local Board of Appeal and Equalization you must appeal there first to go on to the County Board of Appeal and Equalization in June; in open book cities you can go straight to the County Board. The 2026 meetings are over, so the next board appeal is on the 2027 valuation notice. You can instead petition the Minnesota Tax Court any time after the valuation notice arrives and no later than April 30 of the year the tax is payable; for the 2026 value, which sets taxes payable in 2027, that is April 30, 2027. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Minnesota's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Minnesota rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Minnesota page.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax in Anoka County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Anoka County, Minnesota: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.