Deer Lodge Property Records

Deer Lodge County, Montana, consists of only one city, the Anaconda. Property records in Deer Lodge County, MT, are public archives that document land ownership and transfers. They enable real estate transactions, provide a history of properties, and help establish legal rights.

Recent Deer Lodge County property records show a median home value of $80,149, a median rent of $585, and a median household income of $46,195. The records also indicate that Deer Lodge County averagely collects 0.82% of a property's value as property tax.

In Deer Lodge County, MT, property records are maintained by the Clerk and Recorder's office. Their records include deeds, mortgages, plats, and surveys. To ensure easy retrieval, the office scans and indexes the recorded documents, typically using indexing criteria such as party name, document number, instrument type, book/page, recording date range, and legal description.

For convenient access, thousands of public documents from the Clerk and Recorder's vault are available online through the iDoc Market. This platform allows users to view scanned documents dating back to 2006 and document indexes dating back to 1988. The office is also working on expanding the scanned image inventory to include documents from 1999.

If the desired records are unavailable online, individuals must visit the Clerk and Recorder's office at the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Courthouse, Second Floor, 800 Main Street, Anaconda, MT 59711. Researchers can browse the archives during office hours and request copies directly from the office.

The fees for obtaining copies of most recorded documents from the Clerk and Recorder's office are $0.50 for the first page and $0.25 for each additional page. Additionally, there is a $2 charge for document certification. For a comprehensive fee structure and any other relevant information regarding property records, contact the office at 406-563-4060.

For zoning verification on properties, the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Planning Department should be contacted. Their office can provide records documenting the specific zoning classification and development regulations applied to local properties per county ordinances.