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Buying a house in Billings? Missoula? Helena? If so, it’s a good idea to get familiar with the Montana property tax system. Montana has relatively low taxes on residential real estate. The state’s average effective property tax rate is 0.74%, well below the U.S. average, which currently stands at 0.99%.
While the exact property tax rate you will pay will vary by county and is set by the local property tax assessor, you can use the free Montana Property Tax Estimator Tool to calculate your approximate yearly property tax based on median property tax rates across Montana.
Simply select your county and search using a name, geocode, or address to access your property tax bill information. If your county isn’t listed with an online lookup link, you can still get in touch for your property tax details.
To search for a specific address, you must enter a street name or number. Enter the number of a house, building or addressed lot into the "Property Number" box.
This interactive table ranks Montana's counties by median property tax in dollars, percentage of home value, and percentage of median income. The list is sorted by median property tax in dollars by default. You can sort by any column available by clicking the arrows in the header row.
Click on a state to find the most current information about property tax rates, exemptions, collection dates and assessments. How much you pay in property taxes each year can impact your home expenses. Use our property tax calculator to get an estimate by county.
The property values included in the certification process include mobile homes, personal property and business equipment, real property, and centrally assessed properties. The certified taxable values of every tax jurisdiction in each county and the statewide totals can be found at Property.MT.gov .
