Rural Preserve Program

The Rural Preserve Program provides property tax relief to qualifying owners of class 2b rural vacant land in areas where the market value of the land is being affected by development pressure, sales of seasonal and recreational land, or other outside factors.

Download the Rural Preserve Property Tax Program Fact Sheet for more information about the program and requirements. (Supplied by the Minnesota Department of Revenue).

Since Rural Preserve works in conjunction with Green Acres, is a property enrolled in Green Acres?  Locate the information on the property tax statement.

Is a property enrolled in Rural Preserve being withdrawn from the program, sold, traded, gifted, transferred, platted, or split into seperate properties?  Review the Green Acres/Rural Preserve Policy to understand the required steps that must be taken to complete the action.

Did You Remember... 

  • To hand-circle form items where appropriate, if you filled out the form online?
  • To attach a copy of a recent aerial photograph of the property from the Farm Service Agency or County's GIS system outlining the class 2b land to be enrolled?
  • To provide the required landowner and parcel information, including ownership type, property identification number (PIN), and the number of eligible acres for each parcel?
  • To sign and date the application and provide a daytime telephone number?
Request for Green Acres/Rural Preserve Tax Information Tax Estimates/Determinations/Payback amounts (adobe pdf 125 kb)

Did You Remember...

  • To hand-circle form items where appropriate, if you filled out the form online?
  • To provide the name of the property owner, agent, business partner, or company along with mailing addresses, a daytime telephone number, and a fax numnber if available?
  • To furnish the name of the property owner and daytime telephone number if the name of an agent, business partner, or company was provided?
  • To identify the type of Green Acres/Rural Preserve tax information sought?
  • To list the parcel number(s) of the property being withdrawn, developed, split, platted, sold, traded, gifted, or transferred?
  • To attach the legal description of the property?
  • To attach a survey of the property if available?
  • To provide the full name and daytime telephone number of the grantee?
  • To include a check payment to cover the administrative fee for processing either a tax estimate or payback amount?
  • To include all application forms and attachments needed to facilitate a review of the Green Acres and Rural Preserve eligibility requirements for the grantee?
  • To sign and date the request for tax information form?