Montana Neighbors Market Values No Longer Available in State GIS?

One of the cool things about Montana (there are so many…) is that there is a statewide parcel and appraisal database. (I knew about it from my NSGIC contacts and because one of my students did an assignment on it.) The state recently did reappraisals that have caused may residents’ tax bills to rise considerably. But to fight the assessment, residents need to look at the market value of neighboring properties. Per the Whitefish Pilot that capability is no longer available in the state’s app.

There’s one major hiccup, however, in the appeal process — reappraisals are based on market values of neighboring properties, but information on neighboring properties is no longer available to the public on the state’s online database, http://gis.mt.gov.