MTMontana rankings

Towns with the lowest property taxes in Montana

Ranked by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). 42 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 North Browning $199/yr Home value $187,500

2 Libby $1,427/yr Home value $257,400 3 Conrad $1,538/yr Home value $188,900

#TownMedian tax billHome valueTax rate

1 North Browning3,144 people $199/yr $187,500 0.11%

Libby3,042 people $1,427/yr $257,400 0.55%

3 Conrad2,618 people $1,538/yr $188,900 0.81%

Cut Bank3,028 people $1,578/yr $164,100 0.96%

5 Hardin3,742 people $1,623/yr $147,100 1.10%

6 Wolf Point2,602 people $1,744/yr $118,600 1.47%

7 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County9,597 people $1,803/yr $231,700 0.78%

Lewistown6,087 people $1,875/yr $198,400 0.95%

9 Laurel7,215 people $1,939/yr $235,100 0.82%

Deer Lodge3,021 people $1,965/yr $247,600 0.79%

Shelby3,216 people $2,013/yr $232,700 0.87%

Havre9,258 people $2,119/yr $211,700 1.00%

13 Sidney6,171 people $2,150/yr $236,900 0.91%

14 Polson5,428 people $2,224/yr $356,300 0.62%

Glendive4,810 people $2,226/yr $182,600 1.22%

Hamilton5,101 people $2,304/yr $310,000 0.74%

17 Miles City8,407 people $2,341/yr $200,200 1.17%

18 Great Falls60,329 people $2,370/yr $257,000 0.92%

19 Helena Valley Southeast9,108 people $2,380/yr $331,500 0.72%

20 Dillon4,085 people $2,400/yr $256,700 0.93%

21 Evergreen9,611 people $2,465/yr $340,800 0.72%

22 Lockwood7,181 people $2,466/yr $235,400 1.05%

Butte-Silver Bow35,785 people $2,500/yr $255,200 0.98%

24 Red Lodge2,502 people $2,541/yr $380,700 0.67%

25 Livingston8,780 people $2,553/yr $392,400 0.65%

26 Helena Valley Northwest5,183 people $2,670/yr $404,200 0.66%

27 Glasgow3,190 people $2,692/yr $195,700 1.38%

28 Helena Valley West Central8,056 people $2,779/yr $367,200 0.76%

29 Columbia Falls5,615 people $2,814/yr $384,400 0.73%

30 Billings119,434 people $2,887/yr $343,400 0.84%

Kalispell28,504 people $3,297/yr $428,000 0.77%

Bigfork5,565 people $3,383/yr $674,600 0.50%

33 Montana City3,092 people $3,550/yr $571,200 0.62%

34 Helena33,639 people $3,552/yr $387,300 0.92%

35 Belgrade11,872 people $3,681/yr $535,200 0.69%

36 Four Corners5,791 people $3,682/yr $648,400 0.57%

37 Whitefish8,749 people $3,735/yr $684,300 0.55%

38 Helena Valley Northeast4,659 people $3,870/yr $576,700 0.67%

Bozeman56,114 people $4,183/yr $687,900 0.61%

40 Orchard Homes5,588 people $4,279/yr $553,700 0.77%

41 Lolo4,314 people $4,305/yr $431,800 1.00%

42 Missoula76,514 people $4,450/yr $473,100 0.94%

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Montana as a whole is $2,693/yr.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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