Mower County, Minnesota, has 14 cities, including the most populated, Austin. In Mower County, MN, property records offer public information on real estate ownership, transactions, and legal details, which facilitates property status review, history examination, and meticulous taxation and transfers.

Mower County property records list an average home value of $186,714 and a median rent of $854. With a median household income of $77,037, residents face a tax burden of 1.01% on a property's assessed fair market value.

Property records in Mower County, MN, encompass more than 200 types of land-related documents that the  Recorder/Registrar of Titles manages, which include deeds, mortgages, plats, and boundary adjustments filed by the citizens. The Recorder's office archives them in physical and digital vaults according to party name, legal description, instrument type, and recorded date.

To provide more convenient accessibility, the Recorder tapped the  RecordEASE search system, which provides access to indices and images of Abstract Grantor/Grantee starting from 1933, Torrens Grantor/Grantee from 1910 onwards, along with the state and federal tax liens and releases indices from 1996, with images accessible from 2012.

However, this search tool requires user fees, subscriptions, and agreements. Alternatively, property documents housed inside the Recorder's office at 1st Street, Suite 11, Austin, MN, are available for in-person browsing during regular office hours.

Obtaining copies of property records from the Recorder's office incurs fees. Photocopies cost $1 per page, while certified copies are priced at a flat fee of $10 per document. Fax and mailing costs are both $5 with an additional $1 per page.

In verifying the zoning details of properties, the primary authority that the public can refer to is the county  Environmental Services Division of the Public Works. They handle zoning ordinances and update the  Environmental Services Map, which anyone can access to view property features and approximate parcel boundaries. They can be contacted at zoning@co.mower.mn.us for questions or information.