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Retire To Bigfork, MT
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Bigfork, Montana is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Bigfork, Montana
Flathead Lake from Bigfork, Montana
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Bigfork, Montana


Bigfork Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Flathead County blank blank 90,928
Bigfork na 1,421 4,270



Bigfork
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$278,57124.7%
Mar $210,000 . .
Feb $420,000 . .
Jan $300,000 . .
2011 .$223,440-42.5%
2010 .$388,667na
2009 .nana
2008 . $312,806 -8.6%
2007 . $342,417 -2.2%
2006 . $350,034 42.5%
2005 . $245,652 20.5%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Bigfork GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $278,571 $276,000
Nearest Big City Spokane na
Home Sales Price in Spokane $158,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 176% of Spokane home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Bigfork GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $278,571 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,046 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 17.9 times the annual rent 14.7



Bigfork
Cost of Living (2012)
118% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Bigfork Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 0.0% -- 47* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 106 days 21* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Bigfork Building Permits
(single family homes)
Flathead County
2010 85
2009 78
2008 189
2007 278
2006 422
2005 511



Bigfork Interactive Maps


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