Houston County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 16,197 parcel records for Houston County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.
Data from the Houston County assessor roll dated August 2025, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Houston County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 2.1 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 76.5 acres
- County land area
- 353,354 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 10
47.4% of parcels outside any incorporated place - Out-of-state owners
- 6.4% of parcels
by owner mailing address
Who Owns Houston County?
Share of the county’s 16,197 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.
| Owner type | Share of parcels |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 78.4% |
| Companies & organizations | 7.6% |
| Trusts & estates | 6.6% |
| Government | 6.5% |
| Other / unclassified | 0.9% |
The largest owner on record is STATE OF MINNESOTA with 347 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~16,197 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 040357000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 655.09 |
| 070047000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 640.00 |
| 070048000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 640.00 |
| 070145000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 640.00 |
| 040310000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 634.62 |
| 080140000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 1580 US 14/61 E | Unincorporated | 630.00 |
| 040261000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 620.86 |
| 050001000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 611.58 |
| 070277000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 592.19 |
| 050315000 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | Unincorporated | 576.74 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Houston County?
The Houston County assessor roll on file records 16,197 parcels across 10 communities, with 47.4% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Houston County?
STATE OF MINNESOTA holds 347 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Houston County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 2.1 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 76.5 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Houston County is owned from out of state?
6.4% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside MN, per the county’s own records.
How much of Houston County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 6.5% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Houston County assessor roll dated August 2025. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.
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16,197 parcels across 10 communities in Houston County.