Property Tax and Assessment

The 2011 Legislature repealed the Homestead Residential Market Value Credit and replaced it with a new program called the Homestead Market Value Exclusion.  The following documents or links contain information on the new program and its impacts on property taxpayers.

• County Proposed Tax Notice Insert:  2012 Homestead Benefit Changes
• Washington County Impact from Homestead Market Value Credit Repeal and Conversion to Exclusion 
• Understanding Recent Changes in Homestead Benefits (Department of Revenue Sept 2011)
• Minnesota Public Radio Video on Homestead Benefit Change

• Appraisal Information
• Assessment Report
• Homestead Application Information
• Homestead Credit

• Terms of Sale

• Tax Forfeited Land

Washington County has a variety of property tax data about the taxing districts located in the County. This page contains information about tax base values, levies, rates, taxes, and other property tax related information. This data is primarily intended for use by local government officials, but may be used by anyone interested in property tax information within Washington County.

All documents are in Adobe Acrobat format. Use the zoom-in feature in the Adobe Acrobat Reader program if you need to enlarge the text. Larger documents may work better if you right-click on the link, download the file to your computer's desktop or another folder, and then use the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to open the file.

• Calendars
• Values
• Levies/Rates
• Tax Impacts
• TIF
• Tax Settlement Reports
• Reports and Miscellaneous
• Monthly/Periodic Reports
• Forms
• Foreclosure Data

Mortgage & Deed Tax Calculator

• Minnesota Statutes
• MN Department of Revenue
• Department of Education
• State Auditor
• MN Tax Court
• House Research/Property Taxes
• Citizens League
• Minnesota Taxpayers Association

• Pay Property Taxes Online
• Online Payment Information
• Tax Payment Options
• Tax Payment Due Dates
• Tax Penalty Rates

• View Property Tax and Appraisal Information
• Tax Statement Information (general on when they are mailed)
• Property Tax Refunds
• Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral
• Estimated Tax Calculator
• How to Calculate Property Taxes
• Tax Rates

• Assessment Divisions
• Elections
• Service & License Centers
• Property Records (Recording)

• Taxpayer Services

Mailing Address:
Washington County
Property Records and Taxpayer Services Department
14949 62nd Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082

Washington County Department of Property Records and Taxpayer Services is located in the Washington County Government Center at 14949 62nd Street North in Stillwater, MN 55082.

Telephone #: 651-430-6175
E-mail Address: Taxes@co.washington.mn.us
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.