Montana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Fallon County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Fallon County pays $1,220 a year, an effective rate of 0.50%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,220
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.50%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -39%
- vs U.S. average
- #51 of 56
- rank in MT
The verdict
Homeowners in Fallon County pay a median $1,220 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.50%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,220
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.50%
- Effective rate on median home
- #514 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -39%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($244,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Montana. Population: 2,760. Owner-occupied homes: 818.
The median annual property tax in Fallon County is $1,220, which is 55% lower than the Montana state average and 39% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.50% on a median home value of $244,800. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Fallon County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Fallon County's 0.50% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Fallon County pay a median annual property tax of $1,220, well below the national median and far below the Montana state median. On a $244,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.50% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Montana counties by effective rate
Fallon County ranks #51 of 56 counties in Montana by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Fallon County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $76,250 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Fallon 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Fallon County rose 47.6%, from $165,900 to $244,800. The effective rate fell 22.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 13.7%, to $1,220. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,073 to $1,220, a gain of 14%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 263 of 818 owner-occupied homes (32.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.6% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Fallon County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Fallon County homeowners, 263 of 818 owner-occupied homes (32.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 32.2% (263)
- $800 to $1,499 30.1% (246)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.5% (102)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.1% (189)
- $3,000 or more 0.6% (5)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
13 homes here (1.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Montana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Fallon County pay a substantially higher bill, 32% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Fallon County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Fallon County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 56 counties in Montana - ranking #51 of 56.
Where Fallon County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.50% Among the most affordable more affordable than 84% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Montana on both measures
Fallon County's effective rate runs 31% under the Montana median and its bill 55% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,220 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Montana norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Fallon County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Fallon County | Montana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.6% | - | - |
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.
Fallon County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Montana counties.
Fallon County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,220 -10.2% | 0.50% |
| 2023 | $1,359 -0.9% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | $1,371 +5.9% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | $1,295 +20.7% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | $1,073 | 0.65% |
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.
Fallon County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Fallon County's effective rate
On effective rate, Fallon County sits nearest Howell County (MO), Dukes County (MA), Plaquemines Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Socorro County (NM), Mingo County (WV), York County (PA).
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
Fallon County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 1,350 returns from Fallon County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,225 - 100% 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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Fallon County rate FAQs
- How does Fallon County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Fallon County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.50% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Fallon County?
- Fallon County, Montana scores B (70/100) 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 rate relief at A- (0.50%). 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 Fallon County, Montana?
- The median annual property tax in Fallon County is $1,220, an effective rate of 0.50% on a $244,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Fallon County?
- Property taxes in Fallon County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $76,250 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Fallon County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Fallon County climbed 13.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,073 to $1,220, 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.
What to do with Fallon County's QUIET rate
Fallon County's $1,220 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.6% of Fallon County's $76,250 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Fallon 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: 0.50%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,220/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Fallon County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Fallon County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Garza County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fallon County at $1,220/yr; rate 1.57% vs Fallon County 0.50%.
Owen County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fallon County at $1,220/yr; rate 0.72% vs Fallon County 0.50%.
Yadkin County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fallon County at $1,220/yr; rate 0.67% vs Fallon County 0.50%.
Cherokee County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,219/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.22% vs Fallon County 0.50%.
Montana county set
State ACS overview for every published Montana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Fallon County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - 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 Fallon County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.