Every layer that applies to a Saint Paul sale, added up.
Verified September 21, 2026 · city ordinance and state source checked
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Who pays in Saint Paul
Seller.
What catches people out
Ramsey County adds the Environmental Response Fund tax, making the rate 0.34 percent. Everywhere else in Minnesota except Hennepin pays 0.33 percent.
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Sources
Minnesota Department of Revenue, Deed Tax Rate “The Deed Tax rate is 0.0033 of the net consideration. Hennepin and Ramsey counties have an additional Environmental Response Fund Tax of 0.0001 (ERF Tax).”
Minn. Stat. § 287.21 “when the consideration ... exceeds $3,000, the tax is .0033 of the net consideration.”