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Billings County Board of Equalization approves 2026 assessments; total value up 7.9%
Summary
Tax & Zoning Director Stacey Swanson reported assessment changes (Medora residential +5.2%, townships +7.7%; Medora commercial +12.5%) and the Board of Equalization approved the 2026 assessments; projected locally assessed net taxable value is $18,142,655.
At the June 4 Board of Equalization session, Tax & Zoning Director Stacey Swanson reviewed the assessment process, the Sales Ratio Study and the drivers of assessment changes for 2026.
Swanson reported Medora residential assessments increased 5.2% and townships 7.7% (about half the change from new construction); Medora commercial rose 12.5% and townships 18.1%. The county's total true and full value increased 7.9% and the projected net taxable value for locally assessed property was $18,142,655. No appeals were filed at the meeting and the board voted unanimously to approve the assessments.
Swanson also described adjustments to agricultural land values using NDSU averages and soil productivity indexes; the county average for cropland was reported as $213.45 per acre for 2026.
