Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Petroleum County is $553.00 per year, based on a median home value of $106,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.52% of property value.

Petroleum County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the fifty-six counties in Montana, Petroleum County is ranked 55th by median property taxes, and 54th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Petroleum County collects a median of 0.52% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Montana. This is partially because the median property value in Petroleum County is $69,500.00 lower than the Montana median property value of $176,300.00.

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55th out of 56 By median yearly property tax

54th out of 56 By percentage of median home value

48th out of 56 By percentage of median income

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

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