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Montana property tax by county

Typical rates and bills for every county, from the Census survey 2020-2024.

Typical rate0.72%ranks 32 of 51
Typical yearly bill$2,693US $3,119
State income taxTwo brackets, top under 6%tax year 2026
State sales taxNonebefore local taxes

Property tax in Montana, in plain words

Homeowners in Montana pay a typical 0.72% of their home's value in property tax each year, below the national figure of 0.94%. On the median home, worth $375,800, that comes to about $2,693 a year. Montana ranks 32nd highest of the 50 states and DC by rate.

Rates vary across the state. Blaine County has the highest typical rate at 1.34%, and Madison County the lowest at 0.41%. The table below lists every county, and each one has its own page with a calculator.

Montana's state income tax runs Two brackets, top under 6%. The state sales tax rate is zero. The typical property tax bill equals about 3.7% of median household income in Montana.

Every county in Montana

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CountyTypical rateTypical billMedian home value
Beaverhead County0.67%$2,069$308,300
Big Horn County1.10%$1,574$143,400
Blaine County1.34%$2,080$155,500
Broadwater County0.56%$2,384$426,600
Carbon County0.54%$2,281$420,800
Carter County0.45%$904$199,200
Cascade County0.87%$2,320$265,300
Chouteau County0.75%$1,566$207,800
Custer County1.03%$2,264$219,100
Daniels County0.87%$1,610$184,800
Dawson County1.14%$2,110$185,300
Deer Lodge County0.78%$1,803$231,700
Fallon County0.50%$1,220$244,800
Fergus County0.75%$1,769$236,100
Flathead County0.58%$3,120$535,500
Gallatin County0.59%$3,933$667,600
Garfield County0.62%$1,052$169,900
Glacier County0.84%$1,391$165,100
Golden Valley County0.53%$1,132$212,200
Granite County0.60%$2,130$352,700
Hill County0.98%$1,980$202,600
Jefferson County0.55%$2,446$446,900
Judith Basin County0.45%$1,066$238,300
Lake County0.61%$2,561$421,800
Lewis and Clark County0.79%$3,113$393,500
Liberty County0.93%$1,570$169,100
Lincoln County0.55%$1,615$296,500
Madison County0.41%$1,937$470,100
McCone County0.68%$1,429$211,600
Meagher County0.66%$1,725$259,800
Mineral County0.48%$1,758$364,300
Missoula County0.88%$4,150$472,100
Musselshell County0.55%$1,287$235,000
Park County0.56%$2,641$467,500
Petroleum County0.60%$1,211$201,400
Phillips County0.79%$1,551$197,600
Pondera County0.80%$1,651$206,100
Powder River County0.68%$1,304$192,100
Powell County0.69%$2,104$306,500
Prairie County0.84%$1,391$165,700
Ravalli County0.50%$2,380$476,600
Richland County0.73%$1,934$263,000
Roosevelt County1.28%$1,522$118,800
Rosebud County0.70%$1,285$182,400
Sanders County0.53%$1,889$359,000
Sheridan County1.23%$1,521$124,000
Silver Bow County0.98%$2,500$255,200
Stillwater County0.57%$2,319$405,800
Sweet Grass County0.49%$1,615$330,100
Teton County0.75%$1,987$264,000
Toole County0.87%$1,908$218,400
Treasure County0.59%$1,364$230,300
Valley County1.18%$2,333$198,400
Wheatland County0.56%$1,013$180,800
Wibaux County0.61%$598$98,600
Yellowstone County0.81%$2,832$349,500