Montana - Local standards: Housing and utilities

 

Disclaimer: IRS Collection Financial Standards are intended for use in calculating repayment of delinquent taxes. These Standards are effective on April 22, 2024 for purposes of federal tax administration only. Expense information for use in bankruptcy calculations can be found on the website for the U.S. Trustee Program.

The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer's primary place of residence. Generally, the total number of persons allowed for determining family size should be the same as those allowed as exemptions on the taxpayer's most recent year income tax return.

Housing and utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household.

The taxpayer is allowed the standard amount, or the amount actually spent on housing and utilities, whichever is less. If the amount claimed is more than the total allowed by the housing and utilities standards, the taxpayer must provide documentation to substantiate those expenses are necessary living expenses.

Maximum Monthly Allowance
County 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 1 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 2 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 3 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 4 2024 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 5
Beaverhead County $1,622 $1,906 $2,008 $2,239 $2,275
Big Horn County $1,457 $1,711 $1,803 $2,010 $2,043
Blaine County $1,515 $1,779 $1,875 $2,091 $2,124
Broadwater County $1,794 $2,107 $2,220 $2,475 $2,515
Carbon County $1,773 $2,082 $2,194 $2,446 $2,486
Carter County $1,378 $1,618 $1,705 $1,901 $1,932
Cascade County $1,606 $1,887 $1,988 $2,217 $2,252
Chouteau County $1,403 $1,648 $1,737 $1,937 $1,968
Custer County $1,581 $1,857 $1,957 $2,182 $2,217
Daniels County $1,668 $1,959 $2,064 $2,301 $2,339
Dawson County $1,611 $1,892 $1,994 $2,223 $2,259
Deer Lodge County $1,411 $1,657 $1,746 $1,947 $1,978
Fallon County $1,719 $2,019 $2,127 $2,372 $2,410
Fergus County $1,441 $1,692 $1,783 $1,988 $2,020
Flathead County $1,910 $2,243 $2,364 $2,636 $2,678
Gallatin County $2,150 $2,525 $2,661 $2,967 $3,015
Garfield County $1,627 $1,911 $2,014 $2,246 $2,282
Glacier County $1,323 $1,554 $1,637 $1,825 $1,855
Golden Valley County $1,325 $1,556 $1,640 $1,829 $1,858
Granite County $1,689 $1,983 $2,090 $2,330 $2,368
Hill County $1,619 $1,902 $2,004 $2,234 $2,271
Jefferson County $1,873 $2,200 $2,318 $2,585 $2,626
Judith Basin County $1,302 $1,530 $1,612 $1,797 $1,826
Lake County $1,822 $2,140 $2,255 $2,514 $2,555
Lewis and Clark County $1,862 $2,186 $2,304 $2,569 $2,610
Liberty County $1,484 $1,743 $1,837 $2,048 $2,081
Lincoln County $1,519 $1,784 $1,880 $2,096 $2,130
McCone County $1,979 $2,324 $2,449 $2,731 $2,775
Madison County $1,757 $2,063 $2,174 $2,424 $2,463
Meagher County $1,659 $1,948 $2,053 $2,289 $2,326
Mineral County $1,584 $1,860 $1,960 $2,185 $2,221
Missoula County $1,948 $2,288 $2,411 $2,688 $2,732
Musselshell County $1,449 $1,702 $1,793 $1,999 $2,031
Park County $1,789 $2,101 $2,214 $2,469 $2,508
Petroleum County $1,728 $2,029 $2,138 $2,384 $2,422
Phillips County $1,570 $1,844 $1,943 $2,166 $2,201
Pondera County $1,458 $1,713 $1,805 $2,013 $2,045
Powder River County $1,429 $1,678 $1,768 $1,971 $2,003
Powell County $1,559 $1,832 $1,930 $2,152 $2,187
Prairie County $1,130 $1,327 $1,398 $1,559 $1,584
Ravalli County $1,741 $2,045 $2,155 $2,403 $2,442
Richland County $1,855 $2,179 $2,296 $2,560 $2,601
Roosevelt County $1,550 $1,820 $1,918 $2,139 $2,173
Rosebud County $1,508 $1,771 $1,866 $2,081 $2,114
Sanders County $1,494 $1,755 $1,849 $2,062 $2,095
Sheridan County $1,391 $1,633 $1,721 $1,919 $1,950
Silver Bow County $1,420 $1,668 $1,758 $1,960 $1,992
Stillwater County $1,862 $2,186 $2,304 $2,569 $2,610
Sweet Grass County $1,628 $1,912 $2,015 $2,247 $2,283
Teton County $1,604 $1,884 $1,985 $2,213 $2,249
Toole County $1,407 $1,652 $1,741 $1,941 $1,973
Treasure County $1,612 $1,893 $1,995 $2,224 $2,260
Valley County $1,610 $1,891 $1,993 $2,222 $2,258
Wheatland County $1,521 $1,787 $1,883 $2,100 $2,133
Wibaux County $1,336 $1,570 $1,654 $1,844 $1,874
Yellowstone County $1,803 $2,117 $2,231 $2,488 $2,528