Cost of Living in Libby
Libby's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing and taxes, though this record discloses real income and poverty figures honestly alongside that affordability.
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Learn moreAffordable housing, with a real disclosed data spread
Zillow's average home value ran approximately $347,805, though a separately labeled Zillow metric cited a lower $239,267 -- a real, disclosed internal spread this record does not resolve to one number (base record).
Montana's real, favorable tax structure applies
No general state sales tax, a 5.65% top state income tax rate (2026), and a genuinely low Lincoln County property tax rate (~0.51%) all apply in Libby (base record).
A real, disclosed lower local income level
Libby's median household income (~$34,143, 2024) runs well below both Montana's own statewide figure and the national median (base record).
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Key takeaways
- Libby's housing costs run genuinely affordable relative to the national median, with a real, disclosed cross-source spread.
- Montana's no-sales-tax, low-property-tax structure applies fully in Libby.
- Median household income runs well below state and national levels -- a real, disclosed affordability-versus-income tension.
- Confirm current listings directly given the disclosed housing-price spread.
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