Hello Minneapolis Folks,
Hennepin County (property tax) Assessor Office is a very interesting place to
find out more about property taxes. By entering an address you can find out how
much your neighbors pay in property taxes, your elected officials (many do not
publish addresses), and compare it to your own.
I will not post any elected officials names but my home is assessed
significantly lower then several city council members, yet I pay more taxes.
One home was assessed $10,000 more and the other $33,000 more. I paid $78, and
$154 more per year. This is based old tax data, the website does not have the
most recent updates. It seemed strange that our house would be valued less and
we would pay more then our elected officials. It also could make complete sense
if someone explained it to me.
To double check I compared one council member to their neighbors. Several
neighbors homes where assessed at a much lower value but also payed
significantly more in taxes. The neighbors market value was $60,000 less then
their council member and they paid $3,448 more in property taxes. Again it
might all make complete sense if someone explained it to me, but it really
leaves me scratching my head tonight.
Take some time and compare for yourself, below is the county assessor link.
Ken Bradley
Kenny Neighborhood
http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/vgn/portal/internet/hcchannelmaster/0,2324,1273_10012467,00.html
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