Yellowstone County, Montana - Property Tax Rates (2024)

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The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Yellowstone County is $1,648.00 per year, based on a median home value of $168,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.98% of property value.

Yellowstone County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the fifty-six counties in Montana, Yellowstone County is ranked 5th by median property taxes, and 21st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Yellowstone County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Yellowstone County is $168,800.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $176,300.00

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Property tax assessments in Yellowstone County are the responsibility of the Yellowstone County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Billings, Montana.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Yellowstone County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Yellowstone County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Yellowstone County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Yellowstone County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Yellowstone County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).