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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Learn moreA 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.
Key takeaways
- Big Timber's 0.50% property tax rate runs substantially below both national and Montana statewide averages.
- Montana's 5.65% top income tax rate applies statewide, with no general sales tax.
- Housing costs run approximately 1% below the national average, per one source.
- Median household income ran approximately $66,898 with a 10.42% poverty rate.
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