Property tax in Sherburne County, Minnesota
In Sherburne County, the property tax bill comes from the Sherburne County Auditor/Treasurer, Property Tax 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 Sherburne County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Sherburne County, Minnesota is $3,560 a year, which is about 0.99% of the county's median home value of $361,400. That effective rate is about the same as 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 Sherburne County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Sherburne County Auditor/Treasurer, Property Tax Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Sherburne County Assessor's Department, 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.
Tax statements for taxes payable in 2026 were mailed in March, and the first half was due May 15, 2026, so the second half due October 15, 2026 is the next payment. Agricultural property is due May 15 and November 15, and manufactured homes August 31 and November 15. Card and eCheck payments go through the county's processor, Forte, which charges a convenience fee (2.40% with a $2.00 minimum on credit cards, $1.55 per eCheck). The county also offers automatic withdrawal on the due dates; for the second half the signed form must reach the Auditor/Treasurer by September 15. Appointments with the county board are made through the Auditor/Treasurer.
When are property taxes due in Sherburne County?
For the Taxes payable 2026 bill, Sherburne 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 each due date and grows on the first of each month. For a homestead, an unpaid second half is charged 2% on October 16, 4% on November 1 and 5% on December 1, and the county's schedule shows 7% from January 2; an unpaid first half has already reached 8%. Non-homestead property is charged 4%, 8% and 9% on the same dates and 11% from January 2, and an unpaid first half has reached 12%. Taxes still unpaid in the new year become delinquent and also carry interest. A partial payment is applied to the penalty first.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | May 15, 2026 (passed) | If the whole year's tax is $100 or less, all of it was due on this date (state law). |
| Second half | October 15, 2026 | October 15, 2026 is a Thursday. A mailed payment is on time if the U.S. Postal Service postmarks it on or before the due date; a private postage meter mark does not count. The county warns that mail is often postmarked two to three days after pickup, so mail early. Agricultural property has a second-half due date of November 15, which falls on a Sunday in 2026; the county has not said whether a Monday payment is on time, so pay by Friday, November 13. |
From Sherburne 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 Sherburne County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Sherburne County's average effective rate of 0.99% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,578 / year
Property tax in Sherburne County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,560 |
| Median home value | $361,400 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.99% |
| 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 Sherburne County compare in Minnesota?
Among Minnesota's 87 counties, Sherburne County has the 42nd highest effective property-tax rate: 41 rank higher and 45 rank lower. That is near the middle for Minnesota. Nationally, it ranks 1145th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Minnesota county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Sherburne County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Sherburne County's 29,598 owner-occupied homes, 63.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 85.5% pay at least $2,000, and 3.6% pay under $800. Another 1.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,063 | 3.6% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,105 | 3.7% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,757 | 5.9% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 6,496 | 21.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 18,813 | 63.6% |
| No property tax paid | 364 | 1.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,566 and owners without one pay $3,543. That is within 10% either way, so in Sherburne County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Sherburne County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,560 is about 3% of the median income of Sherburne County homeowner households, $120,053 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 83.2% of Sherburne 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 Sherburne County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,549 in 2015-2019 to $3,560 in 2020-2024, a 39.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 56.8%, from $230,500 to $361,400. 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 Sherburne County
Sherburne County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County, MN | 1.14% | $4,480 | $392,900 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | 1.04% | $2,698 | $258,300 |
| Isanti County, MN | 1.01% | $3,081 | $306,200 |
| Stearns County, MN | 1% | $2,742 | $273,400 |
| Sherburne County, MN (this county) | 0.99% | $3,560 | $361,400 |
| Benton County, MN | 0.98% | $2,651 | $271,000 |
| Wright County, MN | 0.98% | $3,523 | $358,900 |
| Anoka County, MN | 0.94% | $3,271 | $346,500 |
How is a home assessed in Sherburne County?
Minnesota sets the assessment rules and Sherburne County applies them. How Minnesota assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Sherburne 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 Sherburne County. Minnesota's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Sherburne County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Minnesota ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Sherburne County property assessment
In Sherburne County you appeal to the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization (the city or township board named on your Notice of Valuation and Classification). The deadline: Appeals follow the spring Notice of Valuation and Classification. Start with the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization on the date printed on the notice; in 2026 those meetings ran from April 3 to April 27. If the local board does not settle it, you may appear by appointment before the County Board of Appeal and Equalization, which met on June 16, 2026. You may instead petition the Minnesota Tax Court on or before April 30 of the year the taxes are payable. The value set each spring is used for the following year's tax bill, so the next chance to appeal comes with the spring 2027 notice. 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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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Sherburne County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Minnesota income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Minnesota actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Sherburne County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Sherburne 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.