Brooklyn Center property tax: where it goes

A Brooklyn Center house pays 1.942% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $281,000 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $4,215 a year.

Tax is levied on Taxable market value times the class rate gives tax capacity, which is taxed at the tax capacity rates; for class 1a residential homestead property the class rate is 1.00% on the first $500,000 of market value and 1.25% above; the homestead exclusion applies only to qualifying homesteads; the Osseo school rates are two separate levies (one on tax capacity, one on market value).

Who taxes this house

Taxing agency	Rate	On $281,000
Hennepin County	0.3924%	$1,019
City of Brooklyn Center (including its HRA/EDA)	0.6466%	$1,680
Osseo School District (ISD 279), on tax capacity (schools)	0.2447%	$636
Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit debt and Metro Mosquito Control	0.0192%	$50
Hennepin parks, Park Museum, Regional Railroad Authority and Hennepin HRA	0.052%	$135
Shingle Creek Watershed	0.0029%	$8
Osseo School District (ISD 279), voter-approved and other referendum levies on market value (schools)	0.2448%	$688
Higher 1.25% class rate on taxable market value above $500,000 (all tax-capacity levies)	0.3395%	$0
Total	1.942%	$4,215

2026 taxes payable, Hennepin County (Brooklyn Center, Osseo schools ISD 279, Shingle Creek watershed). Exemptions applied: Homestead market value exclusion ($21,260); The 1.25% class rate applies only to market value above $500,000 ($500,000).

Ways to pay less

Apply for homestead by December 31. Homestead status can save you money on your property taxes. The homestead market value exclusion is 40% of value for homesteads valued at $95,000 or less (a maximum of $38,000), is reduced as values rise, and phases out at $517,200 or more. How: Apply with Hennepin County: you must own, occupy and apply by December 31.
Claim the Minnesota property tax refund. Minnesota homeowners may get a Property Tax Refund based on income and property taxes. How: File Form M1PR with the Minnesota Department of Revenue by August 15 (late filing allowed up to one year).
Paid property tax late? Ask for a penalty abatement. Hennepin County lets owners request an abatement of the late-payment penalty once every ten years, for current-year taxes. How: Pay the tax in full, then apply by June 30 (first half) or November 30 (second half).

Dates

When	What
Nov 30 (in 38 days)	Penalty abatement application due for late second-half property taxes (current-year taxes only)
Dec 31	Own, occupy and apply for homestead with Hennepin County
May 15	First half of Hennepin County property tax due
Aug 15	Minnesota property tax refund (Form M1PR) due; you may still file up to one year late
Oct 15	Second half of property tax due; penalty is added the day after and grows on the 1st of each month

Pay or manage it

Sources

Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.