Preliminary Property Tax Levies for 2026

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Revenue annually releases a list of the preliminary maximum property tax levies that have been reported by local governments and have been passed by local school referenda on November 4, 2025. 

For 2026, preliminary property taxes statewide could increase by a maximum of $948.2 million over 2025, a 6.9% increase. Last year, the final statewide levy increase was $63 million lower than the preliminary levies, resulting in a 5.6% increase.

Cities - The 2026 preliminary property tax levies for cities will total approximately $4.022 billion compared with a final levy of $3.7 billion in 2025, an 8.7% increase.

Counties - The 2026 preliminary property tax levies for counties will total approximately $4.543 billion compared with a final levy of $4.201 billion in 2025, an 8.1% increase.

Townships - The 2026 preliminary property tax levies for townships will total approximately $350 million compared with a final levy of $331 million in 2025, a 5.6% increase.

Schools - The 2026 preliminary property tax levies for schools will total approximately $4.390 billion compared with a final levy of $4.148 billion in 2025, a 5.8% increase. 

Special Taxing Districts - The 2026 preliminary property tax levies for special taxing districts will total approximately $546 million compared with a final levy of $522 million in 2025, a 4.6% increase.

Truth-in-Taxation notices do not include the results of levy referenda for operations or capital projects by 70 of Minnesota’s school districts. The results of these referenda are included in the summarized data. Statewide, 44 of the 70 referenda at least partially passed.

The preliminary property tax levy information for local governments and schools is available on the Department of Revenue Property Tax Reports and Data website. 

Truth-in-Taxation notices

The preliminary amounts are used by counties to compute parcel-specific property tax estimates for 2026, which are mailed to property owners in November in the form of Truth-in-Taxation notices. Truth-in-Taxation notices also list Truth-in-Taxation meeting times and locations for residents. These meetings, which take place between late November and late December, are an opportunity for Minnesotans to provide input to local leaders on their levies and on how they are proposing to spend tax dollars. These meetings are required for cities with populations over 500, counties, school districts, regional library authorities, and metropolitan taxing districts.  

After input from citizens, local governments must set their final 2026 property tax levies by December 29, 2025. The final levies can be set lower, but not higher, than preliminary levies. The department will release final property tax levy information in February.

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