Goodhue County's official website provides information on elected officials, county services and departments, and information on the property tax system.

Goodhue County maintains a website with basic property information, color aerial imagery and other information via interactive mapping sites.

This video provides a high-level overview of the Minnesota property tax system, including the annual assessment process and how property values determine your tax obligations.

The Department of Revenue provides administrative oversight for the assessment process, as well as information on special programs like the property tax refund.

Goodhue County maintains a website with parcel-specific property tax information for current and previous years taxes.

This document uses a simplified four-house town to show that accurate property valuation directly determines each owner's fair share of the tax burden, since any value change redistributes tax liability across the rest of the jurisdiction.

The Assessor's Office collects information about property sales to compare with the market value estimated by the assessor through the Electronic Certificate of Real Estate (eCRV). this information is used to study market trends to assist in determining Estimated Market Values.

An Electronic Certificate of Real Estate Value (eCRV) documents a property sale in Minnesota. The Department of Revenue and the county of sale review eCRV information to verify sale terms and to ensure fair property tax assessments.

A homestead market value exclusion is a statutory reduction to the taxable market value for a certain property that is occupied as a person's primary place of residence.

You may be eligible for a property tax refund based on your household income and the property taxes paid on your principal place of residence in Minnesota. Generally, household income is your federal adjusted gross income plus most nontaxable income, minus a subtraction if you have dependents, or if you or your spouse are age 65 or older or disabled.

The County’s valuation and classification of a property can be appealed if the property owner does not agree with the assessment. Concerns must be related to the current year EMV for taxes payable for the following year. The Assessor’s Office cannot address an appeal of the EMV for the prior year at this time: an appeal of the prior year EMV can only be appealed through the Minnesota Tax Court and must be filed by April 30 of the year the taxes are due. If you disagree with your estimated market value on your recent Valuation Notice you have the right to appeal.

If you disagree with a tax or penalty assessed by the Minnesota Department of Revenue, you have 60 days to appeal. You may file an administrative appeal with us or appeal directly to the Minnesota Tax Court. If you need more time, you may request a 30-day extension. You must make all appeals, extension requests, or refund claims in writing.

The Minnesota Tax Court is a specialized court in the state's executive branch, established by the Minnesota Legislature to hear only tax-related cases. Minnesota Statutes chapter 271 sets forth the authority and jurisdiction of the Tax Court. All three Tax Court judges have special expertise in Minnesota's tax laws, and they apply that expertise to ensure that taxpayers are assessed only what they owe and no more. The Tax Court is located in the Minnesota Judicial Center in St. Paul, but judges can travel throughout Minnesota to conduct trials.

This is a link to a listing of counties and cities in Minnesota.