Cost of Living in Big Timber

Big Timber's cost of living runs genuinely favorable, anchored by a substantially low local property tax rate and housing costs near the national average, this record discloses directly.

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A genuinely, substantially low property tax rate

Big Timber's own 0.50% effective property tax rate runs well below both the national median (1.02%) and Montana's own 0.74% statewide anchor rate -- a real, disclosed local discount (base record).

Montana's real 5.65% top income tax rate

Montana's real, current two-bracket income tax (4.7%/5.65%) applies in Big Timber as statewide, with no general statewide sales tax (base record).

Housing runs close to the national average

Buying a home in Big Timber runs approximately 1% below the national average per one source, even amid a real, disclosed cross-source price spread (base record).

A modest median household income

Median household income ran approximately $66,898 with a 10.42% poverty rate, per this pass's research -- confirm current, local income data directly for a specific household situation.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-28. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.