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Becker County assessor reports negative trend for agricultural land after prior statewide adjustments
Summary
Assessor Lee told commissioners recent adjusted‑sales calculations show a -2.7% trend for some land classes; commissioners asked for bare‑land sales evidence ahead of next week's valuation hearing and discussed prior statewide adjustments that had previously increased assessed values substantially.
Becker County’s assessor gave an update on proposed property values and state adjusted‑sales trends, telling commissioners the county’s current data show a negative 2.7 percent trend for the assessment class under review.
Lee told the board his latest figures — drawn from sales between October 2024 and September 2025 — indicate downward pressure in farmland and rural vacant parcels. "I just checked,…
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