Making Sense of Property Taxes
Are your property taxes going up?
Proposed Property Tax Notices are arriving in Ramsey County mailboxes this week. This is the proposed property tax that you will owe in 2026, but the final tax levies and budgets have not been officially approved yet. Your property taxes are levied by a variety of authorities including your city, your school district, the Metropolitan Council, and the county.
"All seven counties in the Twin Cities metro area are proposing higher property tax levies—by roughly 10% in Ramsey, Dakota, Scott and Anoka counties," according to the Star Tribune.
However, what you see on your proposed property tax notice is the maximum amount you will owe. Final tax levies may be lower after final approval.
Here are some of the reasons your property taxes may be higher in 2026:
