Sanders County, MT real estate

What the numbers say

Sanders County, MT real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Sanders County pay a median of $1,889 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $359,000, an effective rate of about 0.53%. The Montana average is 0.72%, which makes Sanders County the #8 lowest-tax of 56 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $820 a month, and $854 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 36 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $359,000 home here comes to about $2,264 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $97,000 a year (the median household here earns $57,476).