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Montana Real Estate: Prices, Yield & Risk

Name: Montana
Address: US

Montana aggregates verified prices, gross rental yield and FEMA hazard risk across its countys. Figures below are area averages — use the index to drill into any county.

Area analytics

Median Sale · area avg

$519,942

YoY+1.2%

avg of 99 priced neighborhoods

Gross Rental Yield

3.9%

Listed rent · ZORI annualized

area average

Liquidity

Moderate

34 / 100

Red Flag Index

60 / 100Riskier than 50%
of U.S. states

High risk

Redfin / Zillow — area price & rentFEMA National Risk Index v1.20FBI UCR — state crimeEPA — radon zonesUS Census ACS / TIGER 2024

Montana by County

Every county in Montana, ranked by price, yield, hazard risk, liquidity and schools. Click any row to drill down.

Name	Median $	Yield	Risk	Liquidity	Schools
Toole CountyCounty	—	—	51	—	74
Treasure CountyCounty	—	—	55	—	38
Valley CountyCounty	$299,900	—	80	3	42
Wheatland CountyCounty	—	—	75	—	32
Wibaux CountyCounty	—	—	73	—	97
Yellowstone CountyCounty	$383,866	4.3%	60	37	67

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Montana Safety, Radon & Schools

Montana Crime Trend

FBI UCR

20132024

All crimes / 1k

Violent / 1k

Year	Crimes / 1k	Violent / 1k	YoY
2024	20.4	4.2	-10.5%
2023	22.9	4.5	-2.7%
2022	23.7	4.3	-3.6%

Buying Property in Montana as a Foreigner

Federal & Montana tax facts for non-resident buyers, plus the latest market news.

Buying as a Foreigner

US Tax & Ownership

Applies to everyone7

Capital Gains (Federal)

Long-term capital gains taxed federally at 0/15/20%, plus a 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax on higher incomes (2026).

Property Tax

Property tax: ~0.59% average effective rate (statewide average; set and collected locally).

State Income Tax

State income tax up to 5.9%; rental income is taxed at these rates.

State Capital Gains

Capital gains taxed as income, with a partial state exclusion or credit.

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Montana by County

Every county in Montana, ranked by price, yield, hazard risk, liquidity and schools. Click any row to drill down.

Toole CountyCounty

—

Treasure CountyCounty

—

Valley CountyCounty

$299,900

—

Wheatland CountyCounty

—

Wibaux CountyCounty

—

Yellowstone CountyCounty

$383,866

4.3%

Year

Crimes / 1k