Montana property tax rates
Homeowners in Montana typically pay about 0.72% of their home's value in property tax each year — the 32nd highest effective rate of the 50 states and DC.
Typical effective rate
0.72%
24% below the U.S. median
Median tax paid
$2,693
per year
Median home value
$375,800
Counties covered
56
56 with a rate
Within Montana, the effective rate ranges from 1.34% in Blaine County down to 0.41% in Madison County. Use the estimator to turn a home value into an approximate bill.
Official Montana resource: Montana Dept. of Revenue — Property Assessment. For a specific parcel, use the local county assessor.
All Montana counties
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| In-state | County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Beaverhead County | 0.67% | $2,069 | $308,300 |
| 6 | Big Horn County | 1.10% | $1,574 | $143,400 |
| 1 | Blaine County | 1.34% | $2,080 | $155,500 |
| 43 | Broadwater County | 0.56% | $2,384 | $426,600 |
| 47 | Carbon County | 0.54% | $2,281 | $420,800 |
| 54 | Carter County | 0.45% | $904 | $199,200 |
| 12 | Cascade County | 0.87% | $2,320 | $265,300 |
| 22 | Chouteau County | 0.75% | $1,566 | $207,800 |
| 7 | Custer County | 1.03% | $2,264 | $219,100 |
| 14 | Daniels County | 0.87% | $1,610 | $184,800 |
| 5 | Dawson County | 1.14% | $2,110 | $185,300 |
| 21 | Deer Lodge County | 0.78% | $1,803 | $231,700 |
| 51 | Fallon County | 0.50% | $1,220 | $244,800 |
| 24 | Fergus County | 0.75% | $1,769 | $236,100 |
| 39 | Flathead County | 0.58% | $3,120 | $535,500 |
| 38 | Gallatin County | 0.59% | $3,933 | $667,600 |
| 32 | Garfield County | 0.62% | $1,052 | $169,900 |
| 15 | Glacier County | 0.84% | $1,391 | $165,100 |
| 48 | Golden Valley County | 0.53% | $1,132 | $212,200 |
| 35 | Granite County | 0.60% | $2,130 | $352,700 |
| 9 | Hill County | 0.98% | $1,980 | $202,600 |
| 45 | Jefferson County | 0.55% | $2,446 | $446,900 |
| 55 | Judith Basin County | 0.45% | $1,066 | $238,300 |
| 33 | Lake County | 0.61% | $2,561 | $421,800 |
| 19 | Lewis and Clark County | 0.79% | $3,113 | $393,500 |
| 10 | Liberty County | 0.93% | $1,570 | $169,100 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 0.54% | $1,615 | $296,500 |
| 56 | Madison County | 0.41% | $1,937 | $470,100 |
| 29 | McCone County | 0.68% | $1,429 | $211,600 |
| 31 | Meagher County | 0.66% | $1,725 | $259,800 |
| 53 | Mineral County | 0.48% | $1,758 | $364,300 |
| 11 | Missoula County | 0.88% | $4,150 | $472,100 |
| 44 | Musselshell County | 0.55% | $1,287 | $235,000 |
| 41 | Park County | 0.56% | $2,641 | $467,500 |
| 36 | Petroleum County | 0.60% | $1,211 | $201,400 |
| 20 | Phillips County | 0.78% | $1,551 | $197,600 |
| 18 | Pondera County | 0.80% | $1,651 | $206,100 |
| 28 | Powder River County | 0.68% | $1,304 | $192,100 |
| 27 | Powell County | 0.69% | $2,104 | $306,500 |
| 16 | Prairie County | 0.84% | $1,391 | $165,700 |
| 50 | Ravalli County | 0.50% | $2,380 | $476,600 |
| 25 | Richland County | 0.74% | $1,934 | $263,000 |
| 2 | Roosevelt County | 1.28% | $1,522 | $118,800 |
| 26 | Rosebud County | 0.70% | $1,285 | $182,400 |
| 49 | Sanders County | 0.53% | $1,889 | $359,000 |
| 3 | Sheridan County | 1.23% | $1,521 | $124,000 |
| 8 | Silver Bow County | 0.98% | $2,500 | $255,200 |
| 40 | Stillwater County | 0.57% | $2,319 | $405,800 |
| 52 | Sweet Grass County | 0.49% | $1,615 | $330,100 |
| 23 | Teton County | 0.75% | $1,987 | $264,000 |
| 13 | Toole County | 0.87% | $1,908 | $218,400 |
| 37 | Treasure County | 0.59% | $1,364 | $230,300 |
| 4 | Valley County | 1.18% | $2,333 | $198,400 |
| 42 | Wheatland County | 0.56% | $1,013 | $180,800 |
| 34 | Wibaux County | 0.61% | $598 | $98,600 |
| 17 | Yellowstone County | 0.81% | $2,832 | $349,500 |
A ± mark means the county's survey estimate carries a wide margin of error (small number of owner-occupied homes). Figures are typical burdens, not statutory rates or individual bills.