Out-of-state multimillionaires Tim Sheehy and Greg Gianforte slashed their taxes while working Montanans got slapped with record-high property tax bills for 2023. If that doesn’t sit well with you, you’re not alone. We don’t need any more rich politicians who only look out for themselves and play by a different set of rules.
While the median property tax increased for Montana homeowners by 21%, Tim Sheehy saved tens of thousands of dollars on his Big Sky vacation mansion after using one of his business associates to get the valuation of his multimillion-dollar vacation property lowered by $2 million. The appeal reduced the valuation of his luxury property, which goes for a whopping average of $1,400 a night, from $7.7 million to $5.
5 million. The rest of us have been left to fend for ourselves as the cost of living only continues to soar in Montana, while Tim Sheehy is working the system, buying up properties across our state, and proving he’s part of the problem. Then there’s the guy responsible for Montana’s property tax crisis to begin with: Gov.
Greg Gianforte. Montanans are still scratching their heads after learning Gianforte paid far less in property taxes than his neighbors in both Bozeman and Helena. Public tax documents show that among the 75 homes surrounding Gianforte’s mansion in Helena, all of them saw sizable tax increases, yet the Governor gave himself a 7% tax cut.
I don’t know anyone else in Montana (besides Tim Sheehy) who actually got lower.