1.

How much influence do you believe you can have over how property taxes are set? (5=much influence; 1=hardly any influence)

Answer # Responses % of Responses
170 / 71271 %
26497 / 712791.2 %
3279 / 71273.9 %
4274 / 71273.8 %
57 / 71270.1 %
2.

How much influence do you believe you can have over how property taxes are used? (5=much influence; 1=hardly any influence)

Answer # Responses % of Responses
165 / 71270.9 %
26501 / 712791.2 %
3281 / 71273.9 %
4275 / 71273.9 %
55 / 71270.1 %
3.

Please rate your knowledge about how property taxes are set. (5=know quite a lot; 1=hardly know anything)

Answer # Responses % of Responses
110 / 71260.1 %
26530 / 712691.6 %
3296 / 71264.2 %
4264 / 71263.7 %
526 / 71260.4 %
4.

Please rate your knowledge about how property taxes are used. (5=know quite a lot; 1=hardly know anything)

Answer # Responses % of Responses
114 / 71260.2 %
26480 / 712690.9 %
3298 / 71264.2 %
4314 / 71264.4 %
520 / 71260.3 %
5.

When I look at my truth-in-taxation statement:

Answer # Responses % of Responses
It helps me understand what I want to know about my property taxes16 / 71250.2 %
I understand it, but it doesn’t contain the information I want6389 / 712589.7 %
Some of it is clear and some of it is confusing218 / 71253.1 %
I ask for help from a family member, co-worker, neighbor or someone else to make sense of it148 / 71252.1 %
I look only to see if my taxes are going up or down and ignore the rest of it189 / 71252.7 %
I don't even try to understand it156 / 71252.2 %
Other [View other]9 / 71250.1 %
6.

Which two of the following do you think are most responsible for establishing property tax levels? (Please circle two of the letters below.)

Answer # Responses % of Responses
96636 / 9687499.8 %
1 / 968740 %
City council44 / 968740 %
County commissioners65 / 968740.1 %
School board40 / 968740 %
State legislature55 / 968740.1 %
The public (through referenda)22 / 968740 %
Other [View other]11 / 968740 %
7.

Concerning how property taxes are set:

Answer # Responses % of Responses
I think it is a fair process25 / 71260.4 %
I think it is an unfair process7065 / 712699.1 %
I wish I knew more36 / 71260.5 %
8.

Concerning how property taxes are set:

Answer # Responses % of Responses
Truth-in-taxation statement34 / 71260.5 %
Local government websites6424 / 712690.1 %
Personal contact with public officials232 / 71263.3 %
Newspapers226 / 71263.2 %
Friends and neighbors195 / 71262.7 %
Other [View other]15 / 71260.2 %
9.

For me, the most credible source of information about property taxes is:
10.

What are you most hoping to gain from your experience on the Minnesota Property Tax Facts Web site?