Montana Property Tax Rates by ZIP Code

Compare property tax rates across 328 ZIP codes in Montana.

ACS 2019-2023 · Updated Dec 2024

Avg Annual Tax

$1,885

30% below national avg

Avg Tax Rate

0.71%

Avg Home Value

$298,948

22% above national avg

ZIP Codes

328

Montana at a Glance

Avg Annual Tax

$1,885

per year

Avg Effective Rate

0.71%

of home value

Avg Home Value

$298,948

median estimate

Total ZIP Codes

328

in Montana

Property Tax Landscape in Montana

Property tax rates in Montana vary significantly across its 328 ZIP codes. The statewide average effective rate is 0.71%, with annual taxes averaging $1,885 on a median home value of $298,948.

The spread between Montana's highest and lowest tax ZIP codes is 2.25 percentage points — 59250 (Opheim, 2.51%) at the high end versus 59344 (Plevna, 0.26%) at the low end. This wide variation typically reflects differences in school district funding structures, special assessment districts, and municipal tax overlays across the state.

For homebuyers evaluating Montana, property taxes can add between $65/month and $626/month to housing costs depending on the ZIP code, based on the state's median home value of $298,948. This range makes ZIP-level comparison an essential step when choosing where to buy.

Montana's average property tax of $1,885/year is 30% below the national median of $2,690/year, offering relatively lower tax burdens for homeowners compared to the national average.

Distribution

Tax Rate Distribution in Montana

How effective property tax rates are spread across 306 ZIP codes

All ZIP Codes in Montana

ZIP CodeCityEffective RateMedian Tax
59001Absarokee0.60%$1,890
59002Acton0.53%$2,269
59003Ashland0.70%$807
59006Ballantine1.11%$2,671
59007Bearcreek0.70%$1,400
59008Belfry0.46%$1,214
59010Bighorn0.61%$1,759
59011Big Timber0.50%$1,419
59013Boyd0.35%$1,740
59014Bridger0.66%$1,735
59015Broadview0.49%$1,116
59016Busby0.42%$494
59018Clyde Park0.57%$1,896
59019Columbus0.61%$2,164
59020Cooke City0.76%$2,750
59022Crow Agency0.77%$661
59024Custer0.72%$1,381
59026Edgar0.53%$1,846
59027Emigrant0.55%$2,332
59028Fishtail0.35%$1,804
59029Fromberg0.54%$1,432
59030Gardiner0.50%$2,698
59032Grass Range0.82%$1,006
59034Hardin1.00%$1,775
59035Fort Smith0.86%$1,523
59036Harlowton0.68%$1,265
59037Huntley0.71%$2,317
59038Hysham0.61%$1,266
59041Joliet0.55%$1,802
59043Lame Deer1.27%$1,450
59044Laurel0.69%$2,190
59046Lavina0.49%$1,366
59047Livingston0.59%$2,483
59050Lodge Grass0.82%$1,222
59052Mc Leod0.32%$4,348
59053Martinsdale0.86%$1,623
59054Melstone0.43%$785
59057Molt0.62%$2,611
59058Mosby0.39%$950
59059Musselshell$1,538
59061Nye0.63%$2,063
59062Otter0.60%$825
59063Park City0.71%$2,404
59064Pompeys Pillar0.50%$1,383
59065Pray0.39%$3,107
59066Pryor0.66%$800
59067Rapelje0.78%$2,650
59068Red Lodge0.64%$2,654
59069Reed Point0.58%$2,295
59070Roberts0.38%$1,907
59071Roscoe$1,750
59072Roundup0.64%$1,427
59074Ryegate0.68%$895
59075Saint Xavier0.58%$1,220
59076Sanders1.17%$3,214
59077Sand Springs2.12%$5,625
59079Shepherd0.72%$2,533
59081Silver Gate0.43%$2,441
59085Two Dot0.78%$736
59086Wilsall0.51%$1,803
59087Winnett0.73%$1,220
59088Worden0.97%$2,197
59089Wyola0.57%$1,225
59101Billings0.94%$2,282
59102Billings0.88%$2,715
59105Billings0.83%$2,613
59106Billings0.81%$3,913
59201Wolf Point1.16%$1,528
59212Bainville0.58%$2,293
59213Brockton1.74%$1,288
59214Brockway1.02%$1,750
59215Circle0.76%$1,506
59217Crane$2,736
59218Culbertson0.64%$1,636
59219Dagmar1.31%$1,500
59221Fairview0.68%$1,604
59222Flaxville1.22%$1,267
59223Fort Peck0.93%$4,125
59225Frazer1.71%$1,833
59226Froid0.63%$1,125
59230Glasgow1.02%$2,431
59231Saint Marie$463
59240Glentana0.50%$1,333
59241Hinsdale1.01%$1,210
59242Homestead1.08%$1,321
59243Lambert0.30%$950
59247Medicine Lake1.22%$1,094
59248Nashua0.83%$1,750
59250Opheim2.51%$1,300
59252Outlook1.41%$1,458
59253Peerless0.60%$1,367
59254Plentywood1.11%$1,626
59255Poplar1.56%$1,244
59256Raymond$1,714
59258Reserve1.04%$1,425
59259Richey0.57%$686
59260Richland0.94%$1,604
59261Saco0.90%$1,476
59262Savage0.50%$1,378
59263Scobey0.91%$1,669
59270Sidney0.76%$1,983
59274Vida0.90%$1,008
59275Westby1.18%$948
59301Miles City1.13%$2,287
59311Alzada$1,054
59312Angela$8,750
59313Baker0.63%$1,416
59314Biddle$1,500
59315Bloomfield0.45%$860
59316Boyes$1,417
59317Broadus0.77%$1,248
59318Brusett0.27%$560
59322Cohagen$254
59323Colstrip0.54%$1,040
59324Ekalaka0.52%$720
59326Fallon0.78%$1,740
59327Forsyth0.66%$1,386
59330Glendive1.22%$2,300
59333Hathaway0.59%$1,083
59336Ismay0.51%$1,417
59337Jordan0.71%$1,234
59338Kinsey0.51%$1,417
59339Lindsay0.82%$1,950
59344Plevna0.26%$800
59345Powderville0.56%$1,167
59349Terry0.89%$1,344
59351Volborg1.10%$1,242
59353Wibaux0.70%$657
59401Great Falls1.03%$2,130
59404Great Falls0.88%$2,400
59405Great Falls0.93%$2,209
59410Augusta0.59%$1,345
59411Babb0.53%$1,432
59412Belt0.87%$2,057
59414Black Eagle0.96%$1,725
59416Brady0.62%$1,020
59418Buffalo0.76%$4,250
59419Bynum$1,125
59420Carter0.52%$760
59421Cascade0.66%$2,240
59422Choteau0.90%$2,020
59424Coffee Creek1.26%$3,333
59425Conrad0.97%$1,850
59427Cut Bank0.85%$1,369
59430Denton0.59%$1,253
59432Dupuyer0.61%$1,438
59433Dutton0.86%$1,219
59434East Glacier Park0.85%$1,460
59436Fairfield0.72%$1,969
59440Floweree0.56%$1,222
59441Forest Grove0.56%$1,292
59442Fort Benton1.00%$2,099
59443Fort Shaw0.67%$1,816
59444Galata1.32%$2,300
59446Geraldine0.93%$1,103
59447Geyser0.41%$922
59450Highwood0.80%$1,984
59451Hilger0.87%$1,042
59452Hobson0.52%$1,005
59453Judith Gap0.46%$780
59454Kevin$678
59457Lewistown0.92%$1,893
59460Loma1.06%$1,163
59462Moccasin0.34%$733
59463Monarch0.43%$1,427
59464Moore0.54%$1,306
59465Neihart0.38%$782
59466Oilmont0.88%$758
59467Pendroy$1,050
59468Power0.95%$2,235
59469Raynesford0.35%$920
59471Roy0.79%$1,184
59472Sand Coulee0.81%$2,179
59474Shelby0.96%$1,945
59477Simms1.37%$2,652
59479Stanford0.44%$843
59480Stockett0.78%$2,093
59482Sunburst0.87%$1,385
59483Sun River0.51%$2,151
59484Sweet Grass0.65%$875
59485Ulm0.75%$2,181
59486Valier0.98%$1,423
59487Vaughn0.79%$1,688
59489Winifred$652
59501Havre1.04%$2,090
59520Big Sandy0.99%$1,232
59521Box Elder1.28%$870
59522Chester1.05%$1,388
59523Chinook0.96%$1,931
59524Dodson1.15%$670
59525Gildford$1,063
59526Harlem2.34%$2,000
59527Hays0.31%$199
59528Hingham0.88%$1,167
59529Hogeland0.63%$1,667
59530Inverness1.50%$2,105
59531Joplin1.15%$1,177
59538Malta0.83%$1,448
59540Rudyard1.15%$1,150
59542Turner$979
59544Whitewater0.66%$1,455
59545Whitlash0.60%$706
59546Zortman$2,054
59547Zurich1.08%$1,750
59601Helena0.93%$3,296
59602Helena0.75%$2,790
59631Basin0.68%$1,562
59632Boulder0.70%$1,819
59633Canyon Creek0.57%$2,351
59634Clancy0.66%$3,297
59635East Helena0.73%$2,587
59638Jefferson City0.62%$1,669
59639Lincoln0.62%$1,813
59640Marysville0.55%$1,500
59643Toston0.59%$1,908
59644Townsend0.64%$1,956
59645White Sulphur Springs0.60%$1,711
59647Winston0.95%$2,938
59648Wolf Creek0.52%$1,670
59701Butte1.08%$2,362
59710Alder0.38%$2,036
59711Anaconda0.82%$1,765
59713Avon0.43%$1,942
59714Belgrade0.69%$3,400
59715Bozeman0.59%$4,472
59716Big Sky0.42%$3,665
59718Bozeman0.59%$3,412
59720Cameron$1,578
59721Cardwell0.36%$2,229
59722Deer Lodge0.80%$1,806
59724Dell0.48%$1,667
59725Dillon0.70%$1,959
59727Divide0.62%$2,156
59728Elliston0.42%$1,684
59729Ennis0.39%$1,876
59730Gallatin Gateway0.57%$4,642
59731Garrison0.62%$2,180
59732Glen$2,214
59733Gold Creek0.42%$1,286
59735Harrison0.35%$1,472
59736Jackson0.52%$1,464
59739Lima0.65%$1,220
59740Mc Allister0.27%$1,727
59741Manhattan0.63%$3,542
59743Melrose0.44%$2,138
59745Norris$867
59746Polaris0.45%$1,600
59747Pony0.41%$1,363
59748Ramsay0.64%$1,740
59749Sheridan0.53%$1,858
59750Butte0.53%$2,587
59751Silver Star0.75%$1,500
59752Three Forks0.53%$2,248
59754Twin Bridges0.53%$2,046
59755Virginia City0.38%$1,089
59758West Yellowstone0.56%$2,681
59759Whitehall0.47%$1,577
59760Willow Creek0.77%$1,833
59761Wisdom0.56%$1,684
59762Wise River0.38%$1,694
59801Missoula0.98%$3,847
59802Missoula0.89%$3,747
59803Missoula0.91%$4,467
59804Missoula0.84%$4,286
59808Missoula0.89%$3,754
59820Alberton0.66%$2,190
59821Arlee0.64%$2,416
59823Bonner0.55%$2,556
59824Charlo0.68%$2,198
59825Clinton0.77%$2,514
59826Condon0.48%$2,349
59827Conner0.37%$1,765
59828Corvallis0.54%$2,299
59829Darby0.43%$1,719
59830De Borgia0.53%$1,690
59831Dixon0.70%$1,083
59832Drummond0.55%$1,679
59833Florence0.59%$2,883
59834Frenchtown1.07%$4,299
59837Hall0.41%$1,417
59840Hamilton0.58%$2,299
59841Pinesdale0.48%$953
59843Helmville0.58%$1,722
59844Heron0.40%$1,741
59845Hot Springs0.75%$1,314
59846Huson0.92%$3,673
59847Lolo1.05%$3,831
59848Lonepine0.58%$2,563
59853Noxon0.49%$1,352
59854Ovando0.49%$2,344
59856Paradise0.35%$1,750
59858Philipsburg0.67%$2,352
59859Plains0.49%$1,997
59860Polson0.64%$2,471
59864Ronan0.74%$2,004
59865Saint Ignatius0.92%$2,852
59866Saint Regis0.61%$1,950
59868Seeley Lake0.65%$1,869
59870Stevensville0.52%$2,418
59871Sula0.29%$1,288
59872Superior0.48%$1,516
59873Thompson Falls0.65%$1,586
59874Trout Creek0.47%$2,284
59875Victor0.37%$1,712
59901Kalispell0.69%$2,860
59910Big Arm0.56%$3,416
59911Bigfork0.51%$3,082
59912Columbia Falls0.59%$2,568
59913Coram0.35%$1,857
59914Dayton0.40%$3,786
59915Elmo$3,197
59916Essex0.57%$2,054
59917Eureka0.56%$1,660
59918Fortine0.53%$1,523
59920Kila0.40%$2,669
59922Lakeside0.72%$3,935
59923Libby0.60%$1,451
59925Marion0.60%$2,185
59927Olney0.37%$1,953
59928Polebridge$1,263
59929Proctor0.78%$1,979
59930Rexford0.55%$1,399
59931Rollins0.39%$3,920
59932Somers0.62%$3,807
59934Trego0.42%$1,266
59935Troy0.53%$1,478
59936West Glacier0.47%$2,660
59937Whitefish0.50%$3,259

Frequently Asked Questions About Montana Property Taxes

What is the average property tax rate in Montana?
Montana has an effective property tax rate of approximately 0.74%, below the national average. A homeowner with a $300,000 property pays roughly $2,220 per year in property taxes.
How does property tax work in Montana?
Montana assesses residential property at market value. County assessors determine values, and then the county, cities, school districts, and special districts apply their mill levies. Montana has no state sales tax, so property taxes fund a significant portion of local government.
Are there property tax exemptions in Montana?
Yes. Montana offers a homestead exemption for owner-occupied residences that exempts a portion of assessed value. Additional exemptions are available for veterans, disabled persons, and low-income seniors. Contact your county assessor to apply.
How do I appeal my Montana property tax assessment?
File an appeal with your County Tax Appeal Board within 30 days of the assessment notice. Bring comparable sales data or an independent appraisal. Further appeals go to the Montana Department of Revenue or district court.
How often are property taxes reassessed in Montana?
Montana reassesses property every two years on a statewide cycle. Assessment notices are mailed in the reassessment year, and taxpayers have a 30-day appeal window.

Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates (ZCTA level). ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are Census approximations of USPS ZIP codes.

Estimates are informational only and should not be used as financial or legal advice.

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