Robbinsdale, MN · Updated Oct 2026

What a Robbinsdale home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Robbinsdale house

$9,840a year · $820 a month

Starts at $296,300 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$4,363
1.902% of $296,300, less $19,883 homestead market value exclusion and less $500,000 the 1.25% class rate applies to class 1a homestead market value above $500,000
Electricity and gas$1,988
587.82 kWh a month $1,110 · 61.79 therms $878
Water and sewer$1,532
4,000 gallons a month on City of Robbinsdale: water $61, sewer $46, storm sewer (residential, monthly) $21 a month
Trash$183
64 gallon, $15 a month
Home insurance$1,774
Typical premium $1,774

A typical Robbinsdale house costs about $9,800 a year: $4,360 property tax and charges, $1,530 water and sewer, $180 trash, $1,990 electricity and gas, $1,770 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 29, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Switch to the 32 gallon cartUp to $26 a year
Your cart costs $15 a month; the smallest costs $13. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Container swaps, replacements and new requests incur a charge on your next invoice: $10 the first time in a calendar year and $20 after that.
Apply for homestead by December 31
Homestead status can save you money on your property taxes. For class 1a homesteads, 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).
Veterans with a disability: $150,000 or $300,000 market value exclusion$150,000 or $300,000 market value exclusion
Honorably discharged veterans with a 70–99% service-connected disability can get a $150,000 market value exclusion; a veteran with a 100% and permanent service-connected disability can get $300,000.
How: Your property must be classified as homestead; apply with Hennepin County by December 31.
LIHEAP households: CenterPoint Gas Affordability Program
Residential customers who receive LIHEAP energy assistance and agree to a levelized payment plan and a payment schedule can get an affordability bill credit and arrearage forgiveness.
How: The program is available to residential customers qualified for and receiving LIHEAP assistance.
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).

Money dates

Nov 30in 26 daysPenalty abatement application due for late second-half property taxes (current-year taxes only)
Dec 31in 57 daysOwn, occupy and apply for homestead with Hennepin County
May 15First half of Hennepin County property tax due
Aug 15Minnesota property tax refund (Form M1PR) due; you may still file up to one year late

Who serves this house

Water: City of Robbinsdale; City of Robbinsdale water; rates are per 1,000 gallons plus a capital surcharge
Property tax: 1.90% of value; 2026 taxes payable, Hennepin County (Robbinsdale, Robbinsdale schools ISD 281, Shingle Creek watershed)
Garbage: City of Robbinsdale; 32, 64 or 96 gallon cart; the city rate sheet lists these sizes under Garbage/Yard Waste/Recycling
Sewer: City of Robbinsdale; Sanitary sewer service charge and a charge per 1,000 gallons
Electricity: Xcel Energy; Robbinsdale is on Xcel Energy's list of Minnesota communities it serves with electricity
Gas: CenterPoint Energy; Robbinsdale is on CenterPoint Energy's list of Minnesota communities it serves
Schools: Robbinsdale School District 281; Hennepin County's 2026 rate breakdown lists Robbinsdale 281 at 25.206% (tax capacity) and 0.20744% (market value)

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Your water

Source: Groundwater from four wells, 404 to 467 feet deep (2025 report)
Lead: 90th-percentile lead result 2.2 ppb (Robbinsdale 2025 Water Quality Report)

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Hennepin County 2026 final rate cards for Robbinsdale (tax area 44, school district 281). Rates are percent of tax capacity, so each part is the printed percent times 1% class rate; the 1.25% class rate above $500,000 is a separate part. Robbinsdale lies in two watersheds; the larger share (about 75% of the city area per the city's stormwater plan) is in Shingle Creek (0.293%), the rest in Bassett Creek (1.025%). A home in the Bassett Creek watershed pays about 0.73 percentage points more tax capacity rate (1.025% vs 0.293%) than the Shingle Creek rate used here.
Water: 2026 city rates, billed every two months; the tier breakpoints (12,000, 26,000, 40,000 gallons) are halved to monthly and the $1.71 capital surcharge is added to each tier's rate. Fixed water charge is the $16.85 monthly service charge. Typical use is the city's 8,000 gallons for two months.
Sewer: $13.94 monthly service charge plus $8.05 per 1,000 gallons; storm sewer $20.81 monthly is listed separately. Garbage with yard waste and recycling is on the same city bill; the optional-looking organics line ($4.37 monthly) is not added because the rate sheet does not say every house pays it. Organics collection ($4.37 monthly) is extra for households that subscribe.
Electricity: Xcel Energy $6.00 basic service charge and a rate built from the published residential energy charge ($0.13069 June through September, $0.11364 October through May, rate card effective January 1, 2024) plus the 2026 transmission, conservation improvement and renewable development riders and the 2026 monthly fuel cost charge, averaged over twelve months at equal monthly use. It leaves out the renewable energy standard rider (2.41%) and any base-rate change after the 2024 rate card (a 2025 interim increase was approved; the current rate card could not be loaded), and any city franchise fee, which Xcel's published schedule for Robbinsdale shows as expired in 2019. Gas: CenterPoint's $9.50 monthly charge and per-therm delivery, cost of gas and riders, with Robbinsdale's 5% franchise fee added.
Insurance: the NAIC statewide average HO-3 premium for Minnesota (2022), the most recent year on the source page; not specific to Robbinsdale.
Sewer: the city's rate sheet has a Monthly Rate column and a For Two Months column ($27.34 is not exactly double $13.94); the monthly figure is used.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Robbinsdale compares

A typical Robbinsdale house against the 72 Minnesota cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Robbinsdale	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.90%	1.49%	higher than 61 of the other 68 Minnesota cities we cover
Water	$729	$390	higher than 66 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$803	$661	higher than 56 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover
Trash	$183	$282	lower than 19 of the other 20 Minnesota cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,988	$2,120	lower than 59 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,774	$1,774	in the middle of 70 other Minnesota cities we cover
Total	$9,840	$9,629	higher than 44 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Robbinsdale's property tax rate is 1.90%, higher than 61 of the other 68 Minnesota cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Robbinsdale is 1.90%, higher than 61 of the other 68 Minnesota cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $729 a year at typical use, higher than 66 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $729 a year at typical use, higher than 66 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $803 a year, higher than 56 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $803 a year, higher than 56 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

4. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $183 a year for the standard cart, lower than 19 of the other 20 Minnesota cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $183 a year for the standard cart, lower than 19 of the other 20 Minnesota cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

5. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $1,988 a year, lower than 59 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $1,988 a year for a typical house, lower than 59 of the other 71 Minnesota cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Robbinsdale house costs

What is the property tax rate in Robbinsdale?

About 1.90% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 taxes payable, Hennepin County (Robbinsdale, Robbinsdale schools ISD 281, Shingle Creek watershed)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Robbinsdale?

About $7,796 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homestead market value exclusion.

How much is the water bill in Robbinsdale?

About $128 a month for water and sewer at typical use (4,000 gallons a month) on City of Robbinsdale.

How much does trash pickup cost in Robbinsdale?

$13 to $17 a month, depending on the trash cart size (32 gallon, 64 gallon, 96 gallon).

When is property tax due in Robbinsdale?

Nov 30: Penalty abatement application due for late second-half property taxes (current-year taxes only) 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

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Robbinsdale?

LIHEAP households: CenterPoint Gas Affordability Program: Residential customers who receive LIHEAP energy assistance and agree to a levelized payment plan and a payment schedule can get an affordability bill credit and arrearage forgiveness. The program is available to residential customers qualified for and receiving LIHEAP assistance.

How much does a house in Robbinsdale cost to run each year?

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