Lake County, Montana
Absentee owners are the defining feature of Lake County, MT: 13,740 of its 22,803 mailable ownership records (60%) list a mailing address away from the property, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data. The county carries 23,702 parcels, including 5,842 vacant land parcels. 3,200 of those owners (14%) are based outside Montana entirely. The median vacant parcel is 10 acres.
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
Lake County by the numbers
| Total parcels | 23,702 |
| Vacant land parcels | 5,842 |
| Vacant land | 5,842 |
| Absentee owners | 13,740 (60% of mailable owners) |
| Out-of-state owners | 3,200 (14% of mailable owners) |
| Median vacant parcel | 10 acres (middle half 1.3–39.4) |
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
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How many parcels are in Lake County, MT?
Lake County, MT has 23,702 parcels in the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many absentee land owners are in Lake County, MT?
13,740 ownership records in Lake County list a mailing address away from the property — 60% of the county's 22,803 mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many out-of-state owners hold property in Lake County, MT?
3,200 ownership records in Lake County carry a mailing address outside Montana — 14% of mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many vacant land parcels are in Lake County, MT?
Lake County, MT has 5,842 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 Lake County, MT?
The median vacant parcel in Lake County is 10 acres; the middle half ranges from 1.3 to 39.4 acres, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
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