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

Burnsville residents will see their taxes grow faster than the state as a whole next year, 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 Burnsville levy is set to grow by 5.69 percent—more than twice the 2.1 percent growth rate for cities across the state as a whole.

School district taxes changes are more mixed. Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan levies are on track to climb by 6.19 percent compared to the overall state increase of 2.6 percent. Lakeville’s levy is 13.51 percent. However, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage is scheduled to drop 2.18 percent.

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.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan voters approved a referendum to revoke the district’s current $20 million levy and replace it with a new $30 million levy. Lakeville voters passed a $5.6 million levy will allow the district to improve the integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics into the curriculum at the elementary and middle levels.

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage did not have a levy request before voters this year.

Meanwhile, Dakota County’s levy is on track to drop 0.5 percent compared to the 1.5 percent increase 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.