Carter County, Montana
Out-of-state owners outnumber in-state absentee owners in Carter County, MT: 1,560 ownership records (19%) carry a mailing address outside Montana, against 0 absentee owners who stayed in state, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data. In total the county carries 8,023 parcels, including 4,712 vacant land parcels. The median vacant parcel is 180.6 acres.
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
Carter County by the numbers
| Total parcels | 8,023 |
| Vacant land parcels | 4,712 |
| Vacant land | 4,712 |
| Absentee owners | 355 (4% of mailable owners) |
| Out-of-state owners | 1,560 (19% of mailable owners) |
| Median vacant parcel | 180.6 acres (middle half 80–399.3) |
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
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How many parcels are in Carter County, MT?
Carter County, MT has 8,023 parcels in the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many absentee land owners are in Carter County, MT?
355 ownership records in Carter County list a mailing address away from the property — 4% of the county's 8,003 mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many out-of-state owners hold property in Carter County, MT?
1,560 ownership records in Carter County carry a mailing address outside Montana — 19% of mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many vacant land parcels are in Carter County, MT?
Carter County, MT has 4,712 vacant land parcels across the MT State Library cadastral vacant land-use groups, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How big is a typical vacant parcel in Carter County, MT?
The median vacant parcel in Carter County is 180.6 acres; the middle half ranges from 80 to 399.3 acres, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
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