The Proposed Property Tax Notice, also known as the Truth in Taxation (TNT) Notice, is mailed in mid-November each year. The notice estimates the property tax you will pay in the following year if the taxing jurisdictions approve their levies as proposed.
Download a Sample Notice.
Taxing District Levy Information
State law requires taxing district levy information to be included on the Proposed Property Tax Notice. This is available on the reverse side of your notice or in the following document. If you have questions about your local taxing district's levy information, please contact them directly. You can find taxing district contact information on the front page of your proposed tax notice.
Download 2026 Taxing District Levy Information
Taxing District Inserts
Minnesota law allows the county, city or school district to include additional information with the proposed property tax notices as a separate insert. The insert may include information on:
- The impact of inflation as measured by the implicit price deflator for state and local government purchases
- Population growth and decline
- State or federal government action
- Other financial factors that affect the level of property taxation and local services
Districts that chose to include an insert are provided below:
Property Tax Notice items
The following items appear on your proposed property tax notice:
Taxable Market Value: This is the property value used to calculate your property taxes. It may be less than the estimated market value, the value you received on your value notice in March.
Property Classification: The Minnesota legislature has established different property tax classifications based on the use or type of property. It also has established specific benefits that apply to particular uses. The most common are:
- Residential Homestead
- Relative Homestead
- Disabled Homestead
- Agricultural
- Commercial, Industrial
- Public Utility
- Seasonal Recreational
State General Tax: A statewide property tax levied by the State of Minnesota on commercial, industrial and seasonal properties. These taxes are paid to the State of Minnesota and go to the State General Fund. A portion is used to fund school related expenditures.
School Voter Approved Levies: Includes all levies and debt obligations approved by the voters in that school district.
Note: If a referendum was passed at the November general election, the increase will not be reflected on the Proposed Property Tax Notice.
Other School Levies: Includes school levies for community services and debt obligations that are not voter approved.
Metropolitan Special Taxing Districts: Taxes collected by the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Transit District and the Mosquito Control District.
Other Special Taxing Districts: Includes the Community Development Agency (CDA), Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (HRA), Economic Development Area (EDA), South Metro Emergency Medical Service District (EMS) and watershed districts. Not all areas have each of these districts.
Tax Increment Financing (TIF): A financing tool giving some taxing districts the
ability to promote growth where it might not otherwise occur. TIF directs a
portion of the property taxes generated by the new development to pay for
qualifying costs. For more information, visit the Tax Increment Financing page.
Fiscal Disparity: A tax base sharing program in the seven-county metropolitan area where 40 percent of the growth in commercial and industrial property forms a “pool" that is shared with all taxing jurisdictions within the metropolitan area. For more information, visit the Fiscal Disparity page.