Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Ravalli County is $1,401.00 per year, based on a median home value of $235,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.59% of property value.

Ravalli 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, Ravalli County is ranked 11th by median property taxes, and 53rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Ravalli County has lower property taxes than many other Montana counties. The median home value is $235,500.00, compared to the median property value in Montana of $176,300.00

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11th out of 56 By median yearly property tax

53rd out of 56 By percentage of median home value

9th out of 56 By percentage of median income

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

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