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Dakota County, Minnesota: 68,942 property records and the deal signals inside them.

Public-record counts for Dakota County, computed with the same signal definitions the app uses. Counts are indicators drawn from county assessor and recorder data as of 2026-07-03; they are not verified statuses.

Records on file

68,942

Absentee owners

64,735

Estate-style owners

Teardown signals

724

Median assessed value

$390,400

Places

Deal signals in Dakota County

Signal	Records	Share
Absentee ownersThe tax-mailing address differs from the property address. Guide	64,735	93.9%
Held 10+ yearsLast recorded sale is ten or more years ago. Guide	19,349	28.1%
Absentee and long-heldBoth of the above: an owner elsewhere who has held for a decade or more. Guide	19,126	27.7%
Estate or probate-style ownersOwner name carries estate, executor, administrator or heir markers. Guide	1	0.0%
Teardown signalImprovements assessed at half or less of the land value, land at $40,000 or more. Guide	724	1.1%
Value spreadLast sale price at 75% or less of the current assessed value (assessed $50,000 or more). Guide	27,674	40.1%
Vacant landLand value on record with no improvement value. Guide	4,703	6.8%
Entity ownersLLC, trust, corporate or partnership owners. Guide	1,673	2.4%

Definitions are the ones Black Label Real Estate applies inside the app. A record can carry several signals. Percentages are of records on file for the county.

Cities and places in Dakota County

Burnsville17,814 records
Apple Valley17,787 records
Eagan17,538 records
Lakeville2,784 records
Farmington1,857 records
Rosemount1,678 records

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