The St. Paul City Council will host its annual Truth in Taxation hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday in downtown council chambers at 15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
The council will discuss the fiscal impact of the mayor’s 2026 budget proposal, including a proposed 5.3% increase to the city tax levy. The budget, which was unveiled by St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter in August, will be finalized in December. Carter’s proposal would trim hours at some rec centers and freeze hiring for dozens of open city positions, while adding spending for housing initiatives, including $5 million for office-to-residential housing conversions and $1 million for emergency rental assistance.
The $887 million spending plan for the coming year would levy $232.5 million on city property owners, supporting a general fund budget of $404.9 million. For the median St. Paul home with a value of $289,000, the city’s new levy would add an estimated $107 to property taxes next year, with wide variation from neighborhood to neighborhood and between property types.
Declining commercial and apartment values are shifting more property tax burden to homeowners this year, according to Ramsey County’s tax office, with properties in Frogtown, Payne-Phalen, the North End and the West Side likely to see some of the largest percentage increases.
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Ramsey County and the St. Paul School District have proposed their own levies. On Nov. 4, city voters approved a 10-year special school district tax levy equivalent to about $1,000 per student, or $37.2 million, which will be adjusted annually for inflation.
Ramsey County’s Truth in Taxation public hearing is at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the downtown council chambers on the third floor at 15 W. Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul. St. Paul Public Schools will hold their Truth in Taxation hearing from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the district administration building at 360 Colborne Street South in St. Paul.
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