Property tax in Renville County, Minnesota

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Renville County, Minnesota is $1,691 a year, which is about 1.04% of the county's median home value of $163,200. That effective rate is higher 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Renville County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Renville County's average effective rate of 1.04% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $1,697 / year

Property tax in Renville County at a glance

Renville County, Minnesota property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,691
Median home value	$163,200
Effective tax rate	1.04%
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 Renville County compare in Minnesota?

Among Minnesota's 87 counties, Renville County has the 25th highest effective property-tax rate: 24 rank higher and 62 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Minnesota. Nationally, it ranks 1022nd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Minnesota county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Renville County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Renville County's 4,855 owner-occupied homes, 20% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 39.6% pay at least $2,000, and 13.8% pay under $800. Another 1.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Renville County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	672	13.8%
$800 to $1,499	1,424	29.3%
$1,500 to $1,999	747	15.4%
$2,000 to $2,999	950	19.6%
$3,000 or more	971	20%
No property tax paid	91	1.9%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,772 and owners without one pay $1,582. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Renville County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,691 is about 2.1% of the median income of Renville County homeowner households, $80,096 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.2% of Renville 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 Renville County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,202 in 2015-2019 to $1,691 in 2020-2024, a 40.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 53.5%, from $106,300 to $163,200. 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 Renville County

Renville County borders 9 counties.

Renville County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
McLeod County, MN	1.15%	$2,840	$246,100
Nicollet County, MN	1.13%	$3,046	$270,300
Chippewa County, MN	1.1%	$1,711	$156,100
Sibley County, MN	1.1%	$2,544	$231,900
Yellow Medicine County, MN	1.04%	$1,606	$154,700
Renville County, MN (this county)	1.04%	$1,691	$163,200
Brown County, MN	1.03%	$1,976	$191,200
Kandiyohi County, MN	1.02%	$2,492	$243,200
Redwood County, MN	1%	$1,581	$158,200
Meeker County, MN	0.9%	$2,243	$249,000

How is a home assessed in Renville County?

Minnesota sets the assessment rules and Renville County applies them. How Minnesota assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Renville 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 Renville County. Minnesota's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Renville County?

Two installments, the first due May 15 and the second October 15, with agricultural property getting until November 15 on the second half. If your total tax is $100 or less the whole amount is due in May. Late penalties start at 2% on homestead property and climb monthly.

Minnesota splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Minnesota rule. Renville County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Renville County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization, then the County Board, then Minnesota Tax Court. The filing deadline is typically April 30 of the year the tax is payable (Tax Court). That is the Minnesota rule; Renville County sets the exact dates and forms. The Minnesota appeal process step by step.

Minnesota rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Minnesota page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Renville 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.