Montana · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ravalli County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ravalli County pays $2,380 a year, an effective rate of 0.50%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,380
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.50%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +19%
- vs U.S. average
- #51 of 56
- rank in MT
The verdict
Homeowners in Ravalli County pay a median $2,380 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.50%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,380
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.50%
- Effective rate on median home
- #514 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +19%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($476,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Montana. Population: 46,727. Owner-occupied homes: 14,812.
The median annual property tax in Ravalli County is $2,380, which is 12% lower than the Montana state average and 19% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.50% on a median home value of $476,600. Property taxes represent 3.3% of the median household income in this county.
Ravalli County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ravalli County's 0.50% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
High among Montana counties by effective rate
Ravalli County ranks #51 of 56 counties in Montana by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Ravalli County pay a median annual property tax of $2,380, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Montana state median. On a $476,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.50% 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 Ravalli County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $71,283 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ravalli 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Ravalli County's effective rate fell 14.9% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 64.1%, leaving the median bill 39.6% higher at $2,380. That rate move is larger than the one in 63% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 40% from $1,705 to $2,380. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,594 of 14,812 owner-occupied homes (31.0%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 3.3% 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 Ravalli County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ravalli County homeowners, 4,594 of 14,812 owner-occupied homes (31.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.1% (1,348)
- $800 to $1,499 16.3% (2,418)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.2% (1,803)
- $2,000 to $2,999 27.5% (4,068)
- $3,000 or more 31.0% (4,594)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
581 homes here (3.9%) 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 Ravalli County pay about the same bill, a 9% gap.
Ravalli County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ravalli County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 56 counties in Montana - ranking #51 of 56.
Where Ravalli 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
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Ravalli County moved from $1,705 in the 2020 release to $2,380 in 2024, a change of about 40%. 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.
Ravalli County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ravalli County | Montana Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.3% | - | - |
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.
Ravalli County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Montana counties.
Ravalli County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,380 +3.3% | 0.50% |
| 2023 | $2,303 +8.4% | 0.53% |
| 2022 | $2,125 +17.0% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | $1,816 +6.5% | 0.57% |
| 2020 | $1,705 | 0.59% |
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.
Ravalli County: tax-to-income at 3.3%
Counties near Ravalli County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ravalli County sits nearest Howell County (MO), Dukes County (MA), Plaquemines Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Atchison County (MO), Johnson County (GA), West Feliciana Parish (LA).
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
Ravalli County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,890 of 23,260 returns from Ravalli County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,266 - 34% 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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Ravalli County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Ravalli County?
- Ravalli County, Montana scores D (46/100) 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 Ravalli County, Montana?
- The median annual property tax in Ravalli County is $2,380, an effective rate of 0.50% on a $476,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Ravalli County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ravalli County jumped 39.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,705 to $2,380, 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 Ravalli County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ravalli County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.50% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Ravalli County?
- Property taxes in Ravalli County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $71,283 median household income.
What to do with Ravalli County's QUIET rate
At Ravalli County's 0.50% effective rate, a $476,600 home implies about $2,380/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Ravalli County ranks #51 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 Ravalli 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: $2,380/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ravalli County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ravalli County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Delaware County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,382/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.34% vs Ravalli County 0.50%.
Ottawa County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,378/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.08% vs Ravalli County 0.50%.
Garfield County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,383/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.35% vs Ravalli County 0.50%.
Mariposa County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,377/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.61% vs Ravalli County 0.50%.
Montana county set
State ACS overview for every published Montana county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Ravalli 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 Ravalli County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.