Cook County, Minnesota: parcel data and property records
12,534 Cook County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Cook County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Cook County: year built and zoning. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-09-18.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Unorganized Territory (3,343), Lutsen Township (1,675), Grand Marais (1,240), Tofte Township (1,007), Schroeder Township (797).
Recent sales
96 Cook County parcels have a recorded sale dated since November 2025. Only 0 of them carry a price, too few to summarize.
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Non-Comm Seasonal Residential Recreational 22%, Residential 1 Unit 16%, Rural Vacant Land 12%, Federal National Forest 10%, Unimproved Residential Land 6%.
Nearest counties
- Lake County: about 57 mi away, 46,953 parcels
- St. Louis County: about 102 mi away, 184,560 parcels
- Carlton County: about 142 mi away, 32,967 parcels
- Itasca County: about 163 mi away, 67,484 parcels
- Koochiching County: about 164 mi away, 54,711 parcels
Search Cook County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Cook County, Minnesota?
Parcelio carries 12,534 parcel records for Cook County, Minnesota, with owner information on 97 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Cook County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-09-18.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Cook County?
The advanced search filters do it directly: Cook County has 5,458 parcels marked vacant and 1 with an owner mailing address outside Minnesota - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.
Can I search Cook County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 100 percent of Cook County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.