Property Tax in Carver County, Minnesota
The median real estate tax bill in Carver County, Minnesota is $4,380 per year, and the median home is worth $426,900. Both figures are the US Census Bureau's survey medians for owner-occupied households (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What the Carver County numbers mean
A median is the middle household: half of owner-occupied households in Carver County pay more than $4,380, and half pay less. Your own bill is set by your home's assessed value, the exemptions you qualify for, and the local taxing districts your property sits in — so individual bills vary widely around the median.
Dividing the median tax by the median home value gives a derived effective rate of 1.03% for Carver County. It is an estimate built from two survey medians, not the county's official rate, but it is a fair way to compare the local tax burden with other counties where home values are very different.
Carver County by the numbers
| Measure | Carver County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median real estate taxes paid | $4,380 | $3,184 | $2,969 |
| Median home value | $426,900 | $305,500 | $303,400 |
| Derived effective rate* | 1.03% | 1.04% | 0.98% |
| Median tax per month | $365 | $265 | $247 |
*Estimate derived from Census medians (tax ÷ value), not an official rate.
Carver County at a glance
- Median tax rank in Minnesota: #1 of 87 counties
- Median home value rank in Minnesota: #1 of 87
- Population rank in Minnesota: #11 of 87 (108,622 residents)
- Population density rank: #7 of 87 (307 people per square mile)
- Land area rank in Minnesota: #86 of 87 (353 sq mi, 0.4% of the combined county land area)
- Median tax as a monthly figure: $365; per $1,000 of home value: $1.03
How Carver County compares
The median tax bill in Carver County is about 38% higher than the state median ($3,184 for Minnesota) and about 48% higher than the US median ($2,969 nationally). By median taxes paid, the county ranks #1 out of 87 Minnesota counties with published Census data — 0 counties in the state have a higher median bill.
Comparisons cut both ways: a county can have a modest rate but high bills because homes are expensive, or a high rate but modest bills because homes are cheaper. Carver County's derived rate of 1.03% sits above the derived US figure of 0.98%.
Some extra context for Carver County: the median bill works out to about $365 a month, and the derived rate equals roughly $1,026 of tax per $100,000 of home value. The county is home to 108,622 people — the #11 most populous county in Minnesota, spread over 353 square miles, a density of about 307 people per square mile. Its median home value, $426,900, ranks #1 among the state's 87 counties with data.
Nationally, Carver County's median bill of $4,380 ranks #181 of 3133 counties with published data — inside the top 6% of counties by tax paid. The county accounts for about 1.9% of Minnesota's population, its median home value is about 40% above the state median, and at the derived rate the median home would hand over roughly 10.26% of its value in tax across a decade. Within the state, the distance from Carver County to the most expensive county, Carver County ($4,380), is $0 a year.
Counties nearest Carver County in the Minnesota ranking
| County | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County, MN | $4,337 | $376,500 | 1.15% |
| Scott County, MN | $4,195 | $393,500 | 1.07% |
Carver County and its population peers
For a like-for-like sense of scale, compare Carver County with its national population peers: the counties nearest to its 108,622 residents, listed in the table below with their own Census medians. Of the 9 counties in that group, Carver County's median bill of $4,380 is the highest.
| County | Population | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County, MO | 109,393 | $2,364 | $269,000 | 0.88% |
| LaSalle County, IL | 109,049 | $3,336 | $154,900 | 2.15% |
| Eaton County, MI | 109,000 | $2,924 | $206,700 | 1.42% |
| Platte County, MO | 108,751 | $3,365 | $317,600 | 1.06% |
| Flathead County, MT | 108,445 | $2,867 | $467,700 | 0.61% |
| Yamhill County, OR | 108,122 | $3,318 | $442,700 | 0.75% |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | 107,796 | $2,735 | $119,800 | 2.28% |
| Navajo County, AZ | 107,744 | $1,126 | $186,100 | 0.60% |
The closest population match is Platte County, Missouri (108,751 residents), where the median real estate tax paid is $3,365 on a median home value of $317,600 — $1,015 more than Carver County pays.
Inside Minnesota itself, the counties closest to Carver County in population are Scott County (152,957 residents, median tax $4,195 on a median value of $393,500); Wright County (145,270 residents, median tax $3,319 on a median value of $332,800); Sherburne County (99,178 residents, median tax $3,311 on a median value of $332,700); Blue Earth County (69,386 residents, median tax $2,487 on a median value of $252,800). Same state, same broad tax framework — yet the median bills still differ, because assessed values and the mix of county, municipal and school-district rates are set locally.
How the tax is worked out
The bill is built in stages. First the assessor puts a market value on the property. Exemptions — a homestead exemption above all — then reduce the taxable amount. Finally the combined local rate is applied. To see the scale: at the county's derived rate of 1.03%, each $100,000 of value corresponds to about $1,026 of tax a year, and a $400,000 home to roughly $4,104. Real bills use the official assessment and district rates, not this derived figure, so treat the example as a sense of scale only.
Illustrative bills in Carver County at the derived rate
The derived rate of 1.03% is only an estimate built from medians, but applying it to different home values gives a sense of scale for Carver County — and a quick way to compare with the state derived rate of 1.04% and the US figure of 0.98%:
| Home value | Illustrative tax / year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | $1,539 | $128 |
| $250,000 | $2,565 | $214 |
| $350,000 | $3,591 | $299 |
| $500,000 | $5,130 | $428 |
| $750,000 | $7,695 | $641 |
Illustration only: real bills are computed from the assessed value, exemptions, and the combined rates of the property's actual taxing districts.
Checking your assessment in Carver County
Believe your assessment is too high? The practical order of attack is: obtain your record card and audit it line by line; collect comparable recent sales in Carver County; ask the assessor's office to correct anything plainly wrong; and, if the value still seems off, lodge a formal appeal ahead of the deadline printed on your assessment notice. Windows are short — often 30 to 90 days — and late appeals are usually rejected outright, however strong the case.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the median property tax in Carver County, Minnesota?
The median real estate tax paid in Carver County, Minnesota is $4,380 per year, on a median home value of $426,900 (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What is the effective property tax rate in Carver County, Minnesota?
The derived effective rate is 1.03% — the median bill ($4,380) expressed as a share of the median home value ($426,900). No authority sets a rate this way; it exists to make counties with different home prices comparable.
How does Carver County compare with the rest of Minnesota?
By median taxes paid, Carver County stands at #1 among the 87 Minnesota counties the Census publishes figures for. Its $4,380 median bill is about 38% higher than the state median ($3,184), and 0 counties in the state record a higher median.
How are property taxes calculated in Carver County, Minnesota?
Three steps produce the bill: an assessment of market value by the local assessor, a reduction for exemptions you qualify for (a homestead exemption is the common one), and multiplication by the combined rates of the county, municipality, school district and any special districts covering the property. The median result in Carver County is $4,380 of tax on a $426,900 median home value.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment in Carver County, Minnesota?
Yes. Request your property record card from the Carver County assessor's office and check it for errors, then compare your assessed value with recent sales of similar homes. If it still looks too high, file a formal appeal with the local review board named on your assessment notice before the deadline printed on the notice — windows are short, often 30 to 90 days.