Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Lake County is $1,515.00 per year, based on a median home value of $201,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.75% of property value.

Lake 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, Lake County is ranked 7th by median property taxes, and 38th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Lake County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Lake County is $201,900.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $176,300.00

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7th out of 56 By median yearly property tax

38th out of 56 By percentage of median home value

2nd out of 56 By percentage of median income

You can see how Lake 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 Lake County are the responsibility of the Lake County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Polson, Montana.

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