The City budget is the financial plan for the upcoming year. The budget provides funding for city services, such as police and fire services, street and park maintenance, planning and zoning, and elections administration, to name a few. The City’s budget only makes up a portion of your property taxes. The County and School districts, along with smaller taxing jurisdictions rely on property taxes as well.
Preliminary Tax Levy
The Breezy Point City Council met on September 2, 2025 and approved a tax levy of $3,737,362 for the year 2026, marking a 10.41% increase over the 2025 levy. The preliminary budget must be certified to the County by the end of September. The final tax levy is approved in December and can only be lower than the preliminary, not higher.
Final Tax Levy
The Breezy Point City Council met on December 1, 2025 and approved a final tax levy of $3,694,760 for the year 2026, making a 9.15% increase over the 2025 levy. The final levy will be certified to Crow Wing County by the end of December.
Tax Impact
The impact on homeowners will depend on how much the property's value changes from 2025. It is estimated that properties will increase by 5.6% in 2026 on average. The table below shows some examples of the city's tax impact for different value homes in Breezy Point.
| Property Value 2025 | Property Value 2026 | 2025 Tax Amount | 2026 Tax Amount | Annual Difference | Monthly Difference |
| $410,000 | $432,960 | $1,445 | $1,568 | $123 | $10 |
| $650,000 | $686,400 | $2,290 | $2,485 | $195 | $16 |
| $850,000 | $897,600 | $2,995 | $3,595 | $255 | $21 |
If residents want to calculate the levy impact without other considerations (valuation, tax capacity, class rate, etc.,) they can do so by using the calculation below. Keep in mind, this is an approximate calculation.
(2025 City Tax x Levy Increase)= 2026 City Tax
2026 City Tax – 2025 City Tax= 2026 Levy Impact
The estimated tax rate for 2026 is 36.21%
Impacts to 2026 Budget
Below are the major impacts to the 2026 budget:
- Insurance Increases
- New financial software ongoing costs
- Replenishing capital reserves
- Public Safety contracts
- Employee compensation and benefits
- Inflationary increases
- Equipment CIP
- Buschmann Road Debt Service Payment
Total 2026 Preliminary Levy Breakdown
The below table shows how much an average home pays per month in City services.
| City Service | Per year on average home | Percent |
| General Government | $578 | 37% |
| Public Safety- Police and Fire Protection | $543 | 35% |
| Public Works | $280 | 18% |
| Parks and Recreation | $41 | 3% |
| Debt Service (Buschmann) | $126 | 7% |