Sanders County, Montana
Absentee owners are the defining feature of Sanders County, MT: 9,090 of its 15,044 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 15,526 parcels, including 4,684 vacant land parcels. 2,414 of those owners (16%) are based outside Montana entirely. The median vacant parcel is 12.1 acres.
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
Sanders County by the numbers
| Total parcels | 15,526 |
| Vacant land parcels | 4,684 |
| Vacant land | 4,684 |
| Absentee owners | 9,090 (60% of mailable owners) |
| Out-of-state owners | 2,414 (16% of mailable owners) |
| Median vacant parcel | 12.1 acres (middle half 1.7–55.6) |
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
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How many parcels are in Sanders County, MT?
Sanders County, MT has 15,526 parcels in the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many absentee land owners are in Sanders County, MT?
9,090 ownership records in Sanders County list a mailing address away from the property — 60% of the county's 15,044 mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many out-of-state owners hold property in Sanders County, MT?
2,414 ownership records in Sanders County carry a mailing address outside Montana — 16% of mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many vacant land parcels are in Sanders County, MT?
Sanders County, MT has 4,684 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 Sanders County, MT?
The median vacant parcel in Sanders County is 12.1 acres; the middle half ranges from 1.7 to 55.6 acres, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
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