Owatonna property tax: where it goes
A Owatonna house at the typical market value ($245,200) pays about $2,810 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Owatonna house pays 1.275% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $245,200 of market value with the homestead exemption, that's about $2,814 a year.
Tax is levied on taxable market value times the class rate (1% on the first $500,000 of a residential homestead) gives tax capacity, which is multiplied by each jurisdiction's tax rate.
The 2026 payable rates by jurisdiction were not found published; the county's FY2025 rates are used.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $245,200 |
|---|---|---|
| Steele County | 0.439% | $969 |
| City of Owatonna | 0.581% | $1,282 |
| Owatonna School District 761, tax capacity (schools) | 0.255% | $563 |
| Total | 1.275% | $2,814 |
2025 taxes payable, Steele County (Owatonna city, School District 761). Exemptions applied: Homestead market value exclusion ($24,482).
How Owatonna compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Owatonna1.27%
- Albert Lea · 31 mi1.30%
- Mankato · 37 mi1.46%
- Faribault · 15 mi1.47%
- Rochester · 38 mi1.68%
- Northfield · 25 mi2.13%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Checked October 28, 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.
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