Meagher County, MT real estate

What the numbers say

Meagher County, MT real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Meagher County pay a median of $1,725 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $259,800, an effective rate of about 0.66%. The Montana average is 0.72%, which makes Meagher County the #26 lowest-tax of 56 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,263 a month, and $1,342 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $260,000 home here comes to about $1,668 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $72,000 a year (the median household here earns $71,932).