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Anyone who lives in MN as their primary residence qualifies for homestead tax status on their property. It’s not unique to people living rural, or any certain “lifestyle “ to qualify.

Not taking anything away from your country living style, good on you.

Yeah I’m speaking specifically about the “homestead” status he provided as “proof I’m a homesteader” linked - you can see the assessor changed his classification from “agricultural homestead “ to “residential homestead “ in 2023. The residential homestead is what all Minnesotans classify for so not really any special status. But yes there are other ag related tax breaks, which are minor but regardless…

You’re misunderstanding, most people in MN get to claim that status as long as they own the home and it’s their primary residence.

That’s it. No requirement to be a “homesteader” by what your definition is, or raise livestock, farm, etc. getting the Homestead exemption just means you live in MN.

You’re fooling yourself.

Government payors (medicaid/care) are significantly worse for Hospitlas though - paying 15%-20% of the charge master amounts compared to ~80% for private insurers!