How Do Fridley’s Taxes Compare to The Rest of The State?

Fridley residents will see their taxes grow next year, but the increase won’t necessarily be as big as those facing taxpayers in other communities, according to a Tuesday Minnesota Department of Revenue release of preliminary property tax levies.

State law requires local governments to set a preliminary levy by Sept. 15. After citizens have had an opportunity to learn about proposed tax levels at Truth-in-Taxation hearings, the governments must then set a final levy by Dec. 27. The final levy can be lower than the preliminary levy, but it can’t be higher.

(School district figures include voter-approved referenda.)

The City of Fridley levy is set to grow by 2.3 percent—a notch above the 2.1 percent growth for cities across the state as a whole.

Unlike the city levy, levies for all the school districts serving Fridley are dropping in contrast to the overall state increase of 2.6 percent:

• Anoka-Hennepin plans a 6.57 percent decrease.
• Columbia Heights anticipates a 13.59 percent decline.
• Fridley expects a 9.08 percent reduction.
• Spring Lake Park plans a 1.14 percent drop.

School levies were initially set to decrease by $59 million statewide. But that changed last week when voters approved $119 million in new and renewed referenda, resulting in a $60 million increase.

None of the districts serving Fridley had levy requests on the ballot this year.

Meanwhile, Anoka County is on track to increase a modest 0.82 percent compared to 1.5 percent for the state as a whole.

The graphs above show the percentage changes for city, school district and county levies across the state. Compare your taxes to nearby areas or click on “Percent Change” to sort by the size of the increase. Then tell us in the comments section below how you feel about your taxes.