Taxes & Insurance in Cut Bank
Cut Bank applies Montana's real, favorable income and sales tax picture alongside a real, disclosed elevated property tax rate this record discloses honestly.
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Learn moreMontana's real 2026 income and sales tax picture
Montana's individual income tax runs a real, simplified two-bracket structure (4.7%/5.65% top rate), with no general statewide sales tax -- both apply in Cut Bank as statewide (base record).
Cut Bank's own elevated property tax rate
Ownwell cites Cut Bank's median effective property tax rate at 1.09% -- the highest of any community in Glacier County, and above this project's own Montana statewide anchor of 0.74% (base record).
A genuinely low dollar tax bill despite the elevated rate
Cut Bank's genuinely low home values mean the dollar impact of the elevated rate runs modest in absolute terms, even though the rate itself runs above Montana's statewide picture (base record).
Montana's statewide homeowners-insurance range applies
No Cut Bank-specific insurance premium was confirmed this pass; this record applies Montana's statewide $2,448-$4,814/year range in the absence of a city-specific figure (base record).
Key takeaways
- Montana's 5.65% top income tax rate and no general sales tax both apply statewide in Cut Bank.
- Cut Bank's own 1.09% property tax rate is the highest in Glacier County.
- The dollar impact of Cut Bank's elevated tax rate runs modest given the town's low home values.
- Montana's statewide insurance range applies in the absence of a Cut Bank-specific figure.
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