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What it costs you

What the bond actually costs your home.

Last year's plan cost too much, so voters said no. This one is cheaper. You may have heard "$409 a year." That's the highest it ever gets, and not until 2030. It does not all hit at once. Move the slider to see your number.

The value your county lists for your home, not its sale price.

$400,000
$100k$2M
You'd pay about starting in 2028
$0
Most you'd ever pay by 2030
$0
That's about a month, at the most
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Montana taxes only a portion of your home's value, and these estimates already do that math. They are based on the district's own published numbers. For your exact amount, use the official calculator at cfhsbond.com. And an old roof tax from 2024 comes off your bill in 2026.

It comes in two steps

The district borrows the money in two parts, not all at once. Your tax goes up in two smaller steps instead of one big jump, and the most it ever reaches is the 2030 amount. And as more people move here, the bill gets split among more homes, so your share should stay flat or even drop.

2028 Phase 1

$50 million

The bigger first step. About two-thirds of the cost.

2030 Phase 2

$25.9 million

The last step. This reaches the full amount.

And it pays you back

The fixes are not only repairs. They cut what the building wastes every year.

$5 million
saved over 25 years from the infrastructure fixes alone, versus running the failing building.
Up to 73%
less energy to heat the building, with a 96% efficient system and a sealed-up envelope.
400,000
gallons of water saved every year, as modern fixtures replace the 1959 originals.