Montana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Golden Valley County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Golden Valley County pays $1,132 a year, an effective rate of 0.53%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,132
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.53%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -43%
- vs U.S. average
- #49 of 56
- rank in MT
The verdict
Homeowners in Golden Valley County pay a median $1,132 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.53%, more affordable than 80% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,132
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.53%
- Effective rate on median home
- #619 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -43%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($212,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Montana. Population: 899. Owner-occupied homes: 305.
The median annual property tax in Golden Valley County is $1,132, which is 58% lower than the Montana state average and 43% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.53% on a median home value of $212,200. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Golden Valley County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Golden Valley County's 0.53% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 80%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Golden Valley County pay a median annual property tax of $1,132, well below the national median and far below the Montana state median. On a $212,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.53% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Montana counties by effective rate
Golden Valley County ranks #49 of 56 counties in Montana by effective rate (13% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Golden Valley County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $58,333 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 9.1%, from $1,038 to $1,132. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Golden Valley 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 51% from $750 to $1,132. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 88 of 305 owner-occupied homes (28.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.9% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Golden Valley County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Golden Valley County homeowners, 88 of 305 owner-occupied homes (28.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 25.6% (78)
- $800 to $1,499 28.9% (88)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.9% (27)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.6% (20)
- $3,000 or more 12.5% (38)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
54 homes here (17.7%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Montana handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Golden Valley County pay a substantially higher bill, 54% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Golden Valley County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Golden Valley County's effective rate is higher than 13% of the 56 counties in Montana - ranking #49 of 56.
Where Golden Valley County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.53% Among the most affordable more affordable than 80% 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 Golden Valley County moved from $750 in the 2020 release to $1,132 in 2024, a change of about 51%. 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.
Golden Valley County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Golden Valley County | Montana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Golden Valley County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Montana counties.
Golden Valley County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,132 +9.1% | 0.53% |
| 2023 | $1,038 +11.7% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | $929 +5.3% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $882 +17.6% | 0.81% |
| 2020 | $750 | 0.70% |
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.
Golden Valley County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Golden Valley County's effective rate
On effective rate, Golden Valley County sits nearest Benton County (MO), Barry County (MO), Tunica County (MS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Weld County (CO), Chaffee County (CO), Baker County (FL).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Golden Valley County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Golden Valley County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Golden Valley County rate FAQs
- How does Golden Valley County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Golden Valley County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.53% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Golden Valley County, Montana?
- The median annual property tax in Golden Valley County is $1,132, an effective rate of 0.53% on a $212,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Golden Valley County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Golden Valley County is recorded at $1,132 in the 2024 5-year release against $750 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 305 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 Golden Valley County?
- Golden Valley County, Montana scores C+ (63/100) 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 B+ (0.53%). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Golden Valley County?
- Property taxes in Golden Valley County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $58,333 median household income.
What to do with Golden Valley County's QUIET rate
Golden Valley County's $1,132 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 1.9% of Golden Valley County's $58,333 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Golden Valley 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: 0.53%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,132/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Golden Valley County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Golden Valley County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Camas County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Golden Valley County at $1,132/yr; rate 0.37% vs Golden Valley County 0.53%.
Irwin County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Golden Valley County at $1,132/yr; rate 1.07% vs Golden Valley County 0.53%.
Logan County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Golden Valley County at $1,132/yr; rate 0.46% vs Golden Valley County 0.53%.
Audrain County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,131/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.79% vs Golden Valley County 0.53%.
Montana county set
State ACS overview for every published Montana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.