Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Sanders County is $1,106.00 per year, based on a median home value of $172,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.64% of property value.

Sanders 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, Sanders County is ranked 27th by median property taxes, and 50th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Sanders County has lower property taxes than many other Montana counties. The median home value is $172,500.00, compared to the median property value in Montana of $176,300.00

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27th out of 56 By median yearly property tax

50th out of 56 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 56 By percentage of median income

You can see how Sanders 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 Sanders County are the responsibility of the Sanders County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Thompson Falls, Montana.

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