Montana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Broadwater County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Broadwater County pays $2,384 a year, an effective rate of 0.56%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,384
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.56%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +20%
- vs U.S. average
- #43 of 56
- rank in MT
The verdict
Homeowners in Broadwater County pay a median $2,384 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.56%, more affordable than 76% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,384
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.56%
- Effective rate on median home
- #740 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +20%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($426,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Montana. Population: 7,668. Owner-occupied homes: 2,479.
The median annual property tax in Broadwater County is $2,384, which is 11% lower than the Montana state average and 20% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.56% on a median home value of $426,600. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Broadwater County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Broadwater County's 0.56% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 76%).
Decision signal 2
High among Montana counties by effective rate
Broadwater County ranks #43 of 56 counties in Montana by effective rate (23% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Broadwater County pay a median annual property tax of $2,384, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Montana state median. On a $426,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.56% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 7.9%, from $2,210 to $2,384. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Broadwater County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $70,374 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Broadwater County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 47% from $1,622 to $2,384. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 766 of 2,479 (30.9%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 3.4% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Broadwater County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Broadwater County homeowners, 766 of 2,479 owner-occupied homes (30.9%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 4.6% (113)
- $800 to $1,499 18.1% (448)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.4% (357)
- $2,000 to $2,999 30.9% (766)
- $3,000 or more 29.9% (741)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
54 homes here (2.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Montana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Broadwater County pay about the same bill, within a 2% gap either way.
Broadwater County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Broadwater County's effective rate is higher than 23% of the 56 counties in Montana - ranking #43 of 56.
Where Broadwater County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.56% Among the most affordable more affordable than 76% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Broadwater County moved from $1,622 in the 2020 release to $2,384 in 2024, a change of about 47%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Broadwater County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Broadwater County | Montana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Broadwater County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Montana counties.
Broadwater County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,384 +7.9% | 0.56% |
| 2023 | $2,210 +6.1% | 0.61% |
| 2022 | $2,083 +20.0% | 0.62% |
| 2021 | $1,736 +7.0% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | $1,622 | 0.68% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Broadwater County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Broadwater County's effective rate
On effective rate, Broadwater County sits nearest Washington County (MO), Morgan County (MO), Crawford County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jackson County (GA), Franklin County (MS), Box Elder County (UT).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Broadwater County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 250 of 3,540 returns from Broadwater County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,092 - 44% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Broadwater County rate FAQs
- Are property taxes increasing in Broadwater County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Broadwater County is recorded at $2,384 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,622 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,479 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the tax affordability score for Broadwater County?
- Broadwater County, Montana scores D (49/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-38). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Broadwater County, Montana?
- The median annual property tax in Broadwater County is $2,384, an effective rate of 0.56% on a $426,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Broadwater County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Broadwater County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.56% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Broadwater County?
- Property taxes in Broadwater County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $70,374 median household income.
What to do with Broadwater County's QUIET rate
At Broadwater County's 0.56% effective rate, a $426,600 home implies about $2,384/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Broadwater County ranks #43 of 56 Montana counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Montana overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Broadwater County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.56%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,384/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Broadwater County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Broadwater County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Garfield County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,383/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.35% vs Broadwater County 0.56%.
Logan County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,385/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.77% vs Broadwater County 0.56%.
Washoe County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,385/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.44% vs Broadwater County 0.56%.
Delaware County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,382/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.34% vs Broadwater County 0.56%.
Montana county set
State ACS overview for every published Montana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Broadwater County stamps QUIET · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Broadwater County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.