Quick Primer On Montana Property Taxes* (aka “real estate taxes”) – Montana Residential Taxation
All Montana properties are appraised at market value by the Montana Department of Revenue (DOR)
Bozeman’s Mill Value is $143,099 (2022)
Mock calculation to determine property taxes in Bozeman, Montana: let’s calculate a Bozeman property tax using a home that has recently appraised for $200,000 (those days are gone):
To this $200,000 amount, there is applied a “homestead exemption” with a rate of 34 percent. That rate is deducted from the appraised value– $200,000 less $68,000 –resulting in a taxable market value of $132,000.
A tax rate (3 percent) is applied, for a taxable value of $3,960. When the mill levy (which varies by city, county, and even school district but averages 538 mills) is applied to the taxable value, approximately half of the taxable value is the amount of property taxes due; in this example, approximately $2,000.
In this example, note that we started at an appraised value of $200,000 and ended with a tax due of $2,000, or 1 percent of market value. That is a general benchmark for property taxation, which means that anything above 1% of market value for an annual tax bill could be considered a high tax rate.
ADDITIONAL MONTANA STATE RESOURCES:
- MONTANA INCOME TAXES
- MONTANA PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- MONTANA STATE TAXES
- ESTABLISHING MONTANA RESIDENCY
- MONTANA RIVERS
- RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN MONTANA
*All information contained herein is derived from sources deemed reliable, however, information is not guaranteed by Taunya Fagan Real Estate, agents, brokers, or ESTATE House.
