County Commissioners, City Mayors (4 incorporated towns) Number of Volunteer Fire Dept. Personnel: 155 Number of Law Enforcement Officers: 36 Land Ownership: Public 74% Private: 26% Bitterroot Valley: 25 miles wide 96 miles long, 2,394 sq. miles Tax Rate: Per capita taxes: 43% of U.S. average Real Property: approx. 1.05-1.32% of market value Business equipment: 1.25 % of market value Auto license & registration: Amounts based on year of vehicle: New to 5 years: $195.00, 5-10 Years old: $65.00, 11 Years and older: $6.00+ $25.00-$35.00 license, title and registration fees, + .5% County Option (taxable value of vehicle).
NO SALES TAX
Ravalli County Economic Development Authority: 7 Commissioner Board.
Housing- Median Reported Sales Price: Single Family: $216,000 Under ½ acre: $169,900 Over ½ acre: $275,000
Median Houe Rental: $700 Commercial: $.85 Retirement Centers: 7
CLIMATE: The Bitterroot Valley Montana is the "Banana Belt" of Montana Averages based on warm days and cool evenings Average rainfall: 12-15 inches Growing Days: 130-150
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CENSUS AND THE BITTERROOT VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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