Steele County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 20,212 parcel records for Steele 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 Steele County assessor roll dated August 2025, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Steele County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 0.38 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 52.3 acres
- County land area
- 274,911 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 9
24.1% of parcels outside any incorporated place - Out-of-state owners
- 2.3% of parcels
by owner mailing address
Who Owns Steele County?
Share of the county’s 20,212 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 | 81.6% |
| Companies & organizations | 10.9% |
| Trusts & estates | 3.1% |
| Government | 3.1% |
| Other / unclassified | 1.3% |
The largest owner on record is CITY OF OWATONNA with 379 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~20,212 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATER | — | — | Unincorporated | 627.92 |
| WATER | — | — | Unincorporated | 365.09 |
| 100232000 | ARMSTRONG/ALVIN JAY | — | Unincorporated | 320.97 |
| 120251000 | RJC FARMS LLC | — | Unincorporated | 295.49 |
| 100251000 | ARMSTRONG/AARON ALAN | — | Unincorporated | 240.15 |
| 060213000 | FISCHER/DELAINE W/ET AL | 81ST ST SW 56026 | Unincorporated | 239.24 |
| 070124000 | MINNESOTA STATE OF NATURAL | 8485 ROSE ST 55060-9509 | Owatonna | 237.24 |
| 030334000 | DOBBERSTEIN/J&M | — | Unincorporated | 230.77 |
| 060034000 | SORENSEN/DANIEL & KARA | 6453 SW 48TH ST 55060-9747 | Owatonna | 225.33 |
| 080183000 | MODEL TEN LP | — | Unincorporated | 219.34 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Steele County?
The Steele County assessor roll on file records 20,212 parcels across 9 communities, with 24.1% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Steele County?
CITY OF OWATONNA holds 379 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Steele County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 0.38 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 52.3 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Steele County is owned from out of state?
2.3% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside MN, per the county’s own records.
How much of Steele County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 3.1% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Steele 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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20,212 parcels across 9 communities in Steele County.