Taxes & Insurance in Big Timber
Big Timber applies Montana's real 2026 tax structure, alongside a local property tax rate this record discloses as genuinely, substantially below the statewide picture.
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Learn moreMontana's real 2026 income tax rate
Montana's individual income tax runs a two-bracket structure: 4.7% up to $47,500 (single/MFS) or $95,000 (MFJ), and a 5.65% top rate above those thresholds, applying in Big Timber as statewide (base record).
Big Timber's genuinely low property tax rate
PropertyTaxByZip cites Big Timber's effective rate at 0.50% -- approximately 0.22-0.24 percentage points below Montana's own statewide average cited by that source, a real, disclosed local discount (base record).
A modest median annual tax bill
Big Timber's median annual property tax bill ran approximately $1,419 on a $286,200 median-assessed home, per this pass's research (base record).
Montana's real, elevated statewide homeowners-insurance picture
This pass did not independently confirm Big-Timber-specific homeowners-insurance data; Montana's statewide picture runs genuinely elevated (a $2,448-$4,814/year spread per this project's Montana state record) -- confirm current, address-specific quotes directly.
Key takeaways
- Montana's 5.65% top income tax rate and lack of a general sales tax both apply in Big Timber.
- Big Timber's 0.50% property tax rate runs substantially below Montana's own statewide average.
- Median annual property tax bill ran approximately $1,419 on a $286,200 median-assessed home.
- Montana's statewide homeowners insurance runs genuinely elevated -- confirm current local quotes directly.
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