Montana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Cascade County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Cascade County pays $2,320 a year, an effective rate of 0.87%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,320
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.87%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +16%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 56
- rank in MT
The verdict
Homeowners in Cascade County pay a median $2,320 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.87%, more affordable than 45% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,320
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.87%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1728 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +16%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($265,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Montana. Population: 84,606. Owner-occupied homes: 24,408.
The median annual property tax in Cascade County is $2,320, which is 14% lower than the Montana state average and 16% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.87% on a median home value of $265,300. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Cascade County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Cascade County's 0.87% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 45%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Montana counties by effective rate
Cascade County ranks #14 of 56 counties in Montana by effective rate (75% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Cascade County pay a median annual property tax of $2,320, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Montana state median. On a $265,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.87% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Cascade County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $67,690 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Cascade 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 10.2% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 59% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 43.9%, the median bill rose 29.2% to $2,320: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 29% from $1,796 to $2,320. 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 7,885 of 24,408 (32.3%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.4% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Cascade County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Cascade County homeowners, 7,885 of 24,408 owner-occupied homes (32.3%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.8% (2,404)
- $800 to $1,499 14.9% (3,638)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.4% (3,269)
- $2,000 to $2,999 32.3% (7,885)
- $3,000 or more 26.5% (6,479)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
733 homes here (3.0%) 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 Cascade County pay about the same bill, a 8% gap.
Cascade County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Cascade County's effective rate is higher than 75% of the 56 counties in Montana - ranking #14 of 56.
Where Cascade County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.87% more affordable than 45% 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 Cascade County moved from $1,796 in the 2020 release to $2,320 in 2024, a change of about 29%. 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.
Cascade County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Cascade County | Montana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median 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.
Cascade County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Montana counties.
Cascade County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,320 +3.8% | 0.87% |
| 2023 | $2,236 +3.8% | 0.92% |
| 2022 | $2,154 +13.8% | 0.95% |
| 2021 | $1,892 +5.3% | 0.98% |
| 2020 | $1,796 | 0.97% |
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.
Cascade County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Cascade County's effective rate
On effective rate, Cascade County sits nearest Clark County (MO), Big Stone County (MN), Kalkaska County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Marshall County (TN), Gunnison County (CO), Craighead County (AR).
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
Cascade County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,120 of 41,140 returns from Cascade County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,066 - 31% 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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Cascade County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Cascade County?
- Cascade County, Montana scores F (38/100) 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 B- (+$172). 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 Cascade County, Montana?
- The median annual property tax in Cascade County is $2,320, an effective rate of 0.87% on a $265,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Cascade County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Cascade County jumped 29.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,796 to $2,320, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- How does Cascade County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Cascade County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.87% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Cascade County?
- Property taxes in Cascade County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $67,690 median household income.
What to do with Cascade County's UNDER rate
At Cascade County's 0.87% effective rate, a $265,300 home implies about $2,320/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Cascade County ranks #14 of 56 Montana counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Montana overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Cascade County's UNDER 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: 0.87%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,320/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Cascade County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Cascade County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Stillwater County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,319/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Cascade County 0.87%.
De Witt County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,322/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.78% vs Cascade County 0.87%.
Tulare County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,318/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.70% vs Cascade County 0.87%.
Salem city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,316/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.90% vs Cascade County 0.87%.
Montana county set
State ACS overview for every published Montana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Cascade County stamps UNDER · 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 Cascade County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.