Cost of Living & Housing in Philipsburg
Philipsburg's cost of living centers on genuinely below-statewide housing prices, paired with Montana's own low statewide income-tax and no-sales-tax profile, alongside a real, disclosed gap in confirmed, town-specific property-tax data this record does not paper over.
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Learn moreA median home value below Montana's statewide figure
Philipsburg's own median home value ran approximately $307,600 as of 2024 (DataUSA) -- genuinely below Montana's own statewide typical home value of approximately $467,919, though a separate source cited a somewhat higher figure closer to $350,000 (base record).
A real, disclosed gap in confirmed Philipsburg-specific property-tax data
No dedicated Ownwell property-tax page for Philipsburg specifically was located this pass, unlike Ennis and Eureka. The closest figure found cited property taxes running approximately 0.8% of assessed value, from which this record derives an approximate $2,461 median annual tax bill -- explicitly disclosed as derived rather than independently sourced (base record).
Montana's 5.65% top income tax rate and no general sales tax
Montana's real, current 2026 individual income tax tops out at a 5.65% marginal rate on income above $47,500/$95,000, and the state levies no general statewide sales tax -- with no resort-tax carve-out found applying to Philipsburg itself this pass (base record).
Confirm current population, income, and employer data directly
Philipsburg's own current population figure carries a real, disclosed divergence across sources (754-1,034), and a Philipsburg-specific income figure and a confirmed, current named-employer list were not found with confidence this pass -- confirm all directly with the Granite County Chamber of Commerce (base record).
Key takeaways
- Philipsburg's median home value runs approximately $307,600 (2024) -- below Montana's own statewide typical value.
- No dedicated Ownwell property-tax page for Philipsburg was located this pass -- the approximate $2,461 median tax bill figure is derived, not independently sourced.
- Montana's 5.65% top income tax rate and absence of a general sales tax apply in Philipsburg as they do statewide.
- Philipsburg's own current population figure carries a real, disclosed cross-source divergence (754-1,034) -- confirm current figures directly.
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