Taxes and Assessments

The City of St. Francis property assessments are conducted by Erik Skogquist and Mary Wells.

What is a property assessor?

• Property assessors are local officials who determine the value of a property for local real estate taxation purposes

• The assessor determines the value of parcels within a city for property tax purposes

• Valuations follows the standards established by the Minnesota Department of Revenue, State Board of Assessors and State Statutes

• Assessors study construction, sales data and neighborhood trends to establish valuation standards in their work.

• Assessors are licensed through the State of Minnesota

How is assessing different than an appraisal?

• Single-property appraisal or “Fee Appraisal” is the valuation of a particular property as of a given date.

• Assessment or “Mass Appraisal” is the systematic appraisal of groups of properties as of a given date using standardized procedures and statistical testing.

What is the Assessor responsible for?

• Accurate and equitable appraise and classification of property

• Assist and explain the appeal process if a property owner disagrees with their estimated market value or classification

• Determine the current classification and use of properties

• Provide information and feedback to taxing authorities

Property Tax's

• Property taxes are still collected by Anoka County. For an explanation of your Property Tax Statement, visit Anoka County Records, Taxation and Assessment website