JeffCo budget finalized: what’s it mean for taxpayers?

The dust is clearing on an extraordinary budget season for local government, confirming the answer to the question: Will this year’s starkly higher property assessments in Montana mean big increases in taxes for county residents?

It turns out: Not so much.

Jefferson County property taxes will go up by an average of 4.4% following the County Commission’s approval Sept. 5 of the final budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. “We felt pretty good about that,” Bob Mullen told his fellow commissioners.