Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Gallatin County is $1,889.00 per year, based on a median home value of $277,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.68% of property value.

Gallatin 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, Gallatin County is ranked 2nd by median property taxes, and 50th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Gallatin County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Gallatin County is $277,300.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $176,300.00

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2nd out of 56 By median yearly property tax

50th out of 56 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 56 By percentage of median income

You can see how Gallatin County (highlighted in green) compares to the fifty-six other counties in Montana with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Montana, see our Montana county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Montana counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

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

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Gallatin County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Gallatin County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Gallatin County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Gallatin 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 Gallatin County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).