Property tax rebates available starting Aug. 15

Montana homeowners can apply for a property tax rebate starting Friday, August 15.

Gov. Greg Gianforte reminded Montanans on Aug. 8 about two new laws that provide Montana homeowners with property tax relief, including new tax rates and rebates.

“Recognizing the burden of rising property taxes, we worked with the Legislature to deliver permanent and meaningful property tax relief,” Gianforte said in a news release. “I encourage all eligible Montana homeowners to visit getmyrebate.mt.gov starting August 15 to claim a rebate before the application period closes on October 1.

“It’s critical that homeowners claim their rebate this year as you may be automatically enrolled into the lower Homestead Rate next year.”

Rebate, tiered tax rates

Senate Bill 542, carried by Sen.Wylie Galt, R-Martinsdale, establishes new, tiered tax rates to deliver property tax relief for Montanans for their homes, small businesses, farms, and ranches in 2025.

It also provides a property tax rebate for Montanans for their primary residence. Eligible Montana homeowners may qualify for the rebate — up to $400 this year — for property taxes paid in 2024.

To qualify for the rebate, taxpayers must have owned and lived in their home for at least seven months and paid property taxes on the residence in 2024.

To claim it, taxpayers may apply at either getmyrebate.mt.gov or by paper form by Oct. 1, 2025.

“The fastest way to get your rebate is to apply online,” said Montana Department of Revenue Director Brendan Beatty in a statement from the Governor’s Office. “Make sure to apply by the deadline of October 1.”

The application requires the physical address, geocode (go here for help identifying the geocode), amount of property taxes paid as shown on the property tax bill, and the names and social security numbers of the taxpayer and any spouse.

The Department of Revenue has created tools on getmyrebate.mt.gov to aid taxpayers in compiling this information, including a video demonstrating how to find a property’s geocode. The department will process claims as they are received, the news release said. 

For additional information about the property tax rebate or to check on the status of your property tax rebate, visit getmyrebate.mt.gov.

Montana homeowners who claim and receive a property tax rebate in 2025 may be automatically enrolled in the Homestead Rate for 2026, provided the homeowner did not move or change ownership in 2025, the news release said.

Homestead rate

House Bill 231, carried by Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, establishes the Homestead Rate.

Recommended by the governor’s bipartisan Property Tax Task Force, the Homestead Rate is a new, lower property tax rate for long-term rentals and primary residences, “the places Montanans call home,” the news release said.

If a homeowner did not claim a rebate, moved, acquired a new residence, or was previously ineligible for the rebate, they must apply to claim the Homestead Rate through the Montana Department of Revenue from Dec. 1, 2025, and March 1, 2026.

More information about the Homestead Rate is available at homestead.mt.gov.