With a median commercial property tax rate of 2.1% for fiscal year 2025, Maplewood ranked fifth-lowest among cities in Ramsey County, according to BlockShopper.com.
The countywide median was 2.5% for the same period, placing Maplewood 0.4 percentage points below the midpoint.
Across the 12 cities in Ramsey County, Little Canada recorded the lowest rate at 1.3%, while White Bear Lake posted the highest at 3.2%.
In the prior fiscal year, Maplewood’s median commercial property tax rate was 2.8%, putting it third among cities in the county.
The average commercial property tax rate was 1.76% among 53 major U.S. cities in 2024, based on an analysis by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. According to the study, a $1 million property, including $200,000 in fixtures, would result in an annual tax bill close to $21,060. Rates among cities stretched from well under 1% to as high as 4%.
Many states use classification systems that can yield higher property tax rates for commercial, industrial and apartment properties than for residential real estate. In some places, business tax rates are several times the residential tax rate; for instance, the rate in Charleston is roughly six times higher for businesses.
| Rank | City | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Bear Lake | 3.2% |
| 2 | New Brighton | 3.1% |
| 3 | Roseville | 2.9% |
| 4 | Shoreview | 2.8% |
| 5 | Vadnais Heights | 2.7% |
| 6 | St. Paul | 2.4% |
| 7 | Arden Hills | 2.3% |
| 8 | Maplewood | 2.1% |
| 9 | North St. Paul | 1.8% |
| 10 | St. Anthony | 1.6% |
| 11 | Mounds View | 1.5% |
| 12 | Little Canada | 1.3% |
| Rank | Address | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2086 Edgerton St. 0 N. | 16.3% |
| 2 | 1655 Beam Ave. 0 E. | 5.8% |
| 3 | 3001 White Bear Ave. 0 N. | 4.6% |
| 4 | 1600 St. Johns Blvd. 0 E. | 2.8% |
| 5 | 3094 White Bear Ave. 0 N. | 2.6% |
| 6 | 1975 11th Ave. 0 E. | 2.1% |
| 7 | 2480 White Bear Ave. 0 N. | 2% |
| 8 | 1965 11th Ave. 0 E. | 1.8% |
| 8 | 3070 White Bear Ave. 0 N. | 1.8% |
| 10 | 743 Century Ave. 0 N. | 1.5% |
Note: Some property addresses may not appear or may be incomplete because of limitations in the county assessor’s data.
Information for this article was sourced from BlockShopper.com. Source data is available here.
