Property records across Dakota County, Minnesota: building permits city by city, with the year each city's record begins.
Permit coverage in Dakota County is city by city, because permits are issued by cities rather than by the county. The cities above are the ones we hold today; the parcel record below covers the whole county.
| City | Continuous from | Current through |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeville | 1987 | August 2026 |
| Apple Valley | 2000 | July 2026 |
| Inver Grove Heights | 1995 | July 2026 |
| South St. Paul | 2014 | July 2026 |
| Mendota Heights | 2023 | July 2026 |
Over 100 thousand parcels in Dakota County with their boundary and centroid, so a record attaches to a property rather than to a string of text someone typed.
Statewide certificates of real estate value, so a property's transaction history sits beside its work history.
Hail is localized per parcel from radar, not assumed from a county-wide warning — which is the difference between "a storm passed nearby" and "this roof was under it".