Property Taxes

6 Methods to Pay your Property Taxes

  • Mail - Make your checks payable to Nobles County Auditor-Treasurer and include the payment stub for all parcels from the property tax statement with your payment and mail to:       

Nobles County Auditor-Treasurer
PO Box 757
Worthington, MN 56187

*Your payment must be postmarked on or before the due date or penalties will apply. *

  • Direct Payment Plan [PDF, 323.98 KB] - Set up your property tax payment to be deducted from your checking or savings account. Authorization will remain in effect until you notify us you wish to Cancel Direct Payment [PDF, 109.70 KB]. Any changes with parcels or accounts, contact the Auditor-Treasurer office at (507) 295-5258 or returned fees will apply.
  • Click Here to Pay Online - Pay with a Credit/Debit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover) or E-Check. Convenience fees will be charged.
  • In Person - Property taxes can be paid via check, cash, or credit/debit card.

Nobles County Government Center

315 10th Street
Worthington, MN 56187

  • Drop Box - Located just outside the Main Entrance on the 10th street side of the Nobles County Government Center. This drop box is accessible 24 hours a day.
  • Escrowed - Your taxes may be included in your mortgage payment through an escrow account, where the lender collects, holds, and pays the taxes on your behalf. If your statement includes the name of your bank at the top and on the pay stubs of your statement, your tax amount has been forwarded to the escrow agent for collection. Please keep a copy of the tax statement for your reference. For more information, please contact your financial institution.

If your tax payment is past due, please contact the Auditor-Treasurer office at (507) 295-5258 to determine the amount of penalty you must include with your payment. All tax payments will be processed within 24 hours of receiving them.

Other Services Provided

  • Filing of All Legal Plats, Deeds, and Mortgages.
  • Maintain Records of All Property Owners.
  • Certification of Tax Levies for Taxing Districts.
  • Calculate Tax Capacity Rates, Credits and Net Property Taxes.
  • Special Assessment Collections.
  • Wind Energy, Transmission and Distribution Line Taxes.
  • Maintain Ditch Fund Assessments.
  • Tax Increment Financing.
  • Tax Collection of Current and Delinquent.
  • Mobile Home Transfers.
  • Distribution of Taxes to Taxing Districts (townships, cities, schools, etc.)
  • Tax Forfeiture Proceedings.
  • Member of County Board of Equalization

2026 Tax Payment Dates

May 15, 2026 - All Taxes (1st Half)

August 31, 2026 - Mobile Home Taxes (1st Half)

October 15, 2026 - City Taxes (2nd Half if applicable)

November 16, 2026 - Farm Taxes and Mobile Home Taxes (2nd Half if applicable)

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Additional Information

Disclaimers

  • Postmark determines mail payment date. Laws 1996, Chapter 471, Article 3, Section 22, enacted as M.S. 276.017 provide that a United States Postal Service Postmark Qualifies as Proof of Timely Mailing; However, Postmark of a Private Postage Meter Machine does not qualify as proof of timely mailing.
  • Taxpayers are responsible for the payment of tax, and this is not affected by the failure to provide a statement for a parcel.
  • We are prohibited from accepting post-dated checks. Payment must be made in U.S. Dollars by Money Order or Draft from a U.S. Bank or Branch. Draft must have bank’s coded transit number along bottom edge.
  • We do not mail second half statements.