Woodbury, MN · Updated Oct 2026

What a Woodbury house pays

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 Woodbury house

$10,444a year · $870 a month

Starts at $460,500 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$5,643
1.473% of $460,500, less $500,000 1.00% class rate on the first $500,000 and less $5,105 homestead market value exclusion
Electricity and gas$2,310
587.82 kWh a month $1,237 · 71 therms $1,073
Water and sewer$717
5,000 gallons a month on City of Woodbury: water $16, sewer $30, storm water (single-family homes, duplexes and twin homes) $9, street lights (lighted residential properties) $4 a month
TrashNot included
Residents choose any city-licensed hauler for trash and curbside recycling
Home insurance$1,774
Typical premium $1,774

A typical Woodbury house pays about $10,400 a year: $5,640 property tax and charges, $720 water and sewer, $2,310 electricity and gas, $1,770 home insurance; trash is billed separately. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 21, 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:

File for homestead
Homestead is a property classification for homes occupied by the owner or a qualifying relative as their primary residence; it can make you eligible for the homestead market value exclusion and the property tax refund (relative homesteads do not qualify for the refund).
How: Apply online with Washington County by December 31 for taxes payable the following year.
Claim the Minnesota property tax refund
Homeowners with 2025 total household income under $142,490 may qualify for the homestead credit refund; a special refund applies when net property tax rises at least 12 percent and at least $100.
How: File Form M1PR with the Minnesota Department of Revenue by August 15 (you may file up to one year late).
Seniors 65+: defer part of your property tax
Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens limits the tax you pay to 3% of total household income; the state pays the remainder as a loan, repaid with interest when you sell or cancel.
How: You must be 65 or older (if married, the other spouse at least 62), have household income of $96,000 or less and have owned, lived in and homesteaded the home for 5 years; apply by November 1.
Veterans with a 70%+ disability rating: market value exclusion$150,000 or $300,000 off market value
Honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected disability rating of 70% or higher who own and occupy a homestead on December 31 can get a $150,000 market value exclusion; a 100% permanent and total rating qualifies for $300,000.
How: Apply with Washington County using its application for veterans with disabilities.
Replacing an old toilet? Get up to $100 backUp to $100 per toilet
Woodbury offers rebates up to $100 per toilet, limited to 2 per household, for replacing an old toilet with a WaterSense model bought July 1, 2026 through June 15, 2028.
How: Submit the application with an itemized receipt showing the make, model and pre-tax cost, and a photo of the installed toilet with proof of address; new construction and new development properties built in 2021 or later are not eligible.
Smart sprinkler controller for $35$35 instead of $230
Woodbury offers WaterSense-certified smart irrigation controllers to residents for $35 (retail value: $230); the 2026 program runs April 1 to Oct. 31.
How: Homes built before 2020 with an irrigation system installed before 2020 can buy one online, once per residence.
Team up with neighbors on one trash hauler
Neighbors on the same street or cul-de-sac can choose the same hauler, with the possibility of a reduced monthly rate.
How: Agree on a hauler with your neighbors, then each household contacts the chosen hauler to start service and cancels its old hauler.
Pay property tax by eCheck, not card
Washington County charges a $0.75 fee to pay online by eCheck and 2.35% (minimum $1.49) by card.
How: Choose eCheck when paying online, or mail a check postmarked by the due date.

Money dates

Nov 1in 9 daysSenior citizen property tax deferral applications due to defer the following year's taxes
Dec 31in 69 daysHomestead applications due to Washington County for taxes payable the following year
May 15First half of Washington County real property taxes due; monthly penalties begin if not paid by the due date
Aug 15Minnesota property tax refund (Form M1PR) due; you may still file up to one year late

Who serves this house

Water: City of Woodbury; City of Woodbury, residential accounts billed quarterly
Property tax: 1.47% of value; 2026 taxes payable, Washington County (Woodbury tax area 8505: South Washington County Schools ISD 833, South Washington Watershed District)
Garbage: Licensed private haulers; Open hauling: residents choose any city-licensed hauler for trash and curbside recycling; each hauler must offer 30, 60 and 90 gallon trash rates
Sewer: City of Woodbury; Billed quarterly on winter quarter water use; about 60% of the sewer budget pays Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for treatment
Electricity: Xcel Energy; The City says to contact Xcel Energy for gas and electric service at a new home; a city franchise fee on gas and electric bills has been collected since January 2022
Gas: Xcel Energy; Xcel Energy's Minnesota gas rate book lists Woodbury in its gas service area; the City says to contact Xcel Energy for gas service at a new home
Schools: South Washington County Schools (ISD 833); Washington County's 2026 tax examples for Woodbury use ISD 833, the school district and watershed combination with the most residential value in the city

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Your water

Source: Groundwater from 20 wells, 380 to 540 feet deep, in the Jordan aquifer
Hardness: About 13.5 grains (250 to 360 mg/L as calcium carbonate), which the City calls hard
PFAS: PFOA was found in the source water above the pending federal limit (highest result 12 ppt vs. 4.0 ppt); four temporary facilities treat water from nine of the 20 wells, and a 32 million gallon a day facility to treat all wells is scheduled for the first half of 2028
Lead: The 90th-percentile lead result for 61 homes tested in May 2025 was 2.2 ppb; the Oct. 10, 2025 service line inventory listed 0 lead lines

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Washington County's final certified 2026 payable rates for Woodbury tax area 8505 (South Washington County Schools ISD 833 and the South Washington Watershed District, the county's example area and the combination with the most residential value in Woodbury): 94.66405566% of tax capacity (county 24.449%, city 33.054%, ISD 833 33.228%, Met Council, mosquito control, CDA, regional rail, transit and Woodbury HRA 3.190%, watershed 0.743%) plus 0.28926727% of market value for the ISD 833 and county library referendum levies. The state general tax does not apply to homesteads.
Minnesota taxes a home on tax capacity: 1.00% of taxable market value up to $500,000 and 1.25% above, so each tax-capacity rate is applied at 1.00% and one extra line adds 0.25% times 94.664% on value above $500,000. Owner-occupied homesteads also get the homestead market value exclusion, computed for the value you enter (40% of the first $95,000, reduced by 9% of value above $95,000, zero from $517,200; $5,105 at the $460,500 median); it comes off the tax-capacity parts only, and the referendum rate applies to full market value. At the median this gives about $5,643 a year, in line with the county's own examples ($5,117 at $420,700 and $6,164 at $500,000). Without the homestead box the exclusion is dropped.
Other Woodbury tax areas pay different rates: Ramsey-Washington Metro or Valley Branch watershed areas in ISD 833 pay 96.608% or 96.492% of tax capacity; ISD 622 (North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale) areas pay 93.043% or 94.987% plus 0.15415% of market value; ISD 834 (Stillwater) areas pay 84.131% or 85.960% plus 0.14521%.
Water and sewer: City of Woodbury 2026 quarterly residential rates as monthly amounts: water $10.20 administrative charge per quarter plus the $15.22 yearly state test fee ($4.67 a month), then $2.50, $3.85, $5.20, $6.45 and $7.80 per 1,000 gallons with the quarterly tier limits (25,000, 50,000, 75,000 and 100,000 gallons) divided by three. Sewer is billed on winter quarter use: the $36.10 city charge plus the $30.60 MCES minimum for 8,000 gallons a quarter, and $4.06 per 1,000 gallons above that; we model it as $11.41 a month plus $4.06 per 1,000 gallons, capped at the City's average winter quarter of 14,000 gallons (4,667 gallons a month, $91.06 a quarter). The starting water use (14,000 gallons a quarter, about 6.2 CCF a month) is that winter average; summer use with lawn watering is usually higher. Storm water ($27.10 a quarter, $9.03 a month) and street lights ($12 a quarter for lighted residential properties, $4.00 a month; $4 a quarter if not lighted) are counted as utility fees.
Electricity: Xcel Energy's $6.00 residential Basic Service Charge plus Woodbury's residential electric franchise fee of $3.25 a month ($3.25, the City's $5 adopted residential total less the $1.75 gas fee, the split in the City's 2021 proposed schedule), $9.25 a month, and per kWh the 2024 average Xcel Minnesota residential revenue (EIA: $1,473 million over 8,677 GWh) less the basic charges, 15.96 cents. That average covers seasonal energy rates, the fuel cost charge and riders, but predates the interim rate increase in effect since January 2025 and the 2026 rate case decision; Xcel's current rate summaries are not readable as plain documents. Typical use: about 588 kWh a month (EIA 2024, Xcel Minnesota residential sales per customer).
Gas: we use Xcel Energy, which the City names for gas service at new homes; CenterPoint Energy also lists Woodbury among its Minnesota communities and holds a Woodbury gas franchise, and we could not find a source for each utility's share. Xcel's Minnesota gas tariffs are not readable as plain documents, so we fit a straight line (least squares) through the average monthly residential bills at interim rates in Xcel's official notice of its Oct. 31, 2025 rate filing ($43 at 30 therms, $65 at 50, $88 at 71, $119 at 100): about $10.61 a month plus $1.0858 per therm, which reproduces each bill within $1. We add Woodbury's $1.75 monthly residential gas franchise fee (the fee CenterPoint's tariff lists for Woodbury residential customers and the City's published residential gas fee), so $12.36 a month plus $1.0858 per therm. Those bills include the cost of gas as of the filing (it moves monthly), and interim rates in effect since Jan. 1, 2026 can be refunded with interest if the final rates are lower. Typical use: 71 therms a month, the typical residential customer in Xcel's notice.
Garbage: Woodbury has open hauling and no city trash or recycling fee, so trash is not counted; add your hauler's price. Insurance: the 2022 NAIC statewide average premium for Minnesota (HO-3), until you enter your own.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Woodbury compares

A typical Woodbury house against the 35 Minnesota cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Woodbury	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.47%	1.49%	lower than 18 of the other 33 Minnesota cities we cover
Water	$196	$339	lower than 31 of the other 34 Minnesota cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$521	$621	lower than 27 of the other 34 Minnesota cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,310	$2,150	higher than 30 of the other 34 Minnesota cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,774	$1,774	in the middle of 34 other Minnesota cities we cover
Total	$10,444	$9,536	higher than 26 of the other 34 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. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $196 a year at typical use, lower than 31 of the other 34 Minnesota cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $196 a year at typical use, lower than 31 of the other 34 Minnesota cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $521 a year, lower than 27 of the other 34 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 $521 a year, lower than 27 of the other 34 Minnesota cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,310 a year, higher than 30 of the other 34 Minnesota cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,310 a year for a typical house, higher than 30 of the other 34 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 Woodbury house costs

What is the property tax rate in Woodbury?

About 1.47% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 taxes payable, Washington County (Woodbury tax area 8505: South Washington County Schools ISD 833, South Washington Watershed District)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $6,165 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the 1.00% class rate on the first $500,000.

How much is the water bill in Woodbury?

About $60 a month for water and sewer at typical use (5,000 gallons a month) on City of Woodbury.

How much does trash pickup cost in Woodbury?

Residents choose any city-licensed hauler for trash and curbside recycling

When is property tax due in Woodbury?

Nov 1: Senior citizen property tax deferral applications due to defer the following year's taxes May 15: First half of Washington County real property taxes due; monthly penalties begin if not paid by the due date Aug 15: Minnesota property tax refund (Form M1PR) due; you may still file up to one year late

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Woodbury?

Yes. Seniors 65+: defer part of your property tax: Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens limits the tax you pay to 3% of total household income; the state pays the remainder as a loan, repaid with interest when you sell or cancel.

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

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