Disclaimer: IRS Collection Financial Standards are intended for use in calculating repayment of delinquent taxes. These Standards are effective on April 21, 2025 for purposes of federal tax administration only. Expense information for use in bankruptcy calculations can be found on the website for the .
The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer's primary place of residence. Generally, the total number of persons allowed for determining family size should be the same as those allowed as exemptions on the taxpayer's most recent year income tax return.
Housing and utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household.
The taxpayer is allowed the standard amount, or the amount actually spent on housing and utilities, whichever is less. If the amount claimed is more than the total allowed by the housing and utilities standards, the taxpayer must provide documentation to substantiate those expenses are necessary living expenses.
| County | 2025 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 1 | 2025 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 2 | 2025 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 3 | 2025 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 4 | 2025 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | $1,561 | $1,833 | $1,932 | $2,154 | $2,189 |
| Big Horn County | $1,491 | $1,751 | $1,845 | $2,057 | $2,090 |
| Blaine County | $1,430 | $1,680 | $1,770 | $1,974 | $2,005 |
| Broadwater County | $1,765 | $2,074 | $2,185 | $2,436 | $2,476 |
| Carbon County | $1,731 | $2,033 | $2,142 | $2,388 | $2,427 |
| Carter County | $1,422 | $1,670 | $1,760 | $1,962 | $1,994 |
| Cascade County | $1,602 | $1,882 | $1,983 | $2,211 | $2,247 |
| Chouteau County | $1,339 | $1,572 | $1,657 | $1,848 | $1,877 |
| Custer County | $1,605 | $1,886 | $1,987 | $2,216 | $2,251 |
| Daniels County | $1,589 | $1,866 | $1,966 | $2,192 | $2,227 |
| Dawson County | $1,610 | $1,890 | $1,992 | $2,221 | $2,257 |
| Deer Lodge County | $1,529 | $1,796 | $1,892 | $2,110 | $2,144 |
| Fallon County | $1,685 | $1,980 | $2,086 | $2,326 | $2,363 |
| Fergus County | $1,425 | $1,674 | $1,764 | $1,967 | $1,999 |
| Flathead County | $1,914 | $2,248 | $2,369 | $2,641 | $2,684 |
| Gallatin County | $2,174 | $2,553 | $2,690 | $2,999 | $3,048 |
| Garfield County | $1,563 | $1,835 | $1,934 | $2,156 | $2,191 |
| Glacier County | $1,297 | $1,523 | $1,605 | $1,790 | $1,818 |
| Golden Valley County | $1,488 | $1,747 | $1,841 | $2,053 | $2,086 |
| Granite County | $1,692 | $1,987 | $2,094 | $2,335 | $2,373 |
| Hill County | $1,579 | $1,854 | $1,954 | $2,179 | $2,214 |
| Jefferson County | $1,952 | $2,293 | $2,416 | $2,694 | $2,737 |
| Judith Basin County | $1,364 | $1,602 | $1,688 | $1,882 | $1,913 |
| Lake County | $1,803 | $2,117 | $2,231 | $2,488 | $2,528 |
| Lewis and Clark County | $1,885 | $2,214 | $2,333 | $2,601 | $2,643 |
| Liberty County | $1,373 | $1,612 | $1,699 | $1,894 | $1,925 |
| Lincoln County | $1,477 | $1,735 | $1,828 | $2,038 | $2,071 |
| McCone County | $1,879 | $2,207 | $2,326 | $2,593 | $2,635 |
| Madison County | $1,752 | $2,057 | $2,168 | $2,417 | $2,456 |
| Meagher County | $1,648 | $1,936 | $2,040 | $2,275 | $2,311 |
| Mineral County | $1,673 | $1,964 | $2,070 | $2,308 | $2,345 |
| Missoula County | $1,937 | $2,275 | $2,397 | $2,673 | $2,716 |
| Musselshell County | $1,425 | $1,674 | $1,764 | $1,967 | $1,999 |
| Park County | $1,776 | $2,086 | $2,198 | $2,451 | $2,490 |
| Petroleum County | $1,672 | $1,963 | $2,069 | $2,307 | $2,344 |
| Phillips County | $1,700 | $1,997 | $2,104 | $2,346 | $2,384 |
| Pondera County | $1,419 | $1,666 | $1,756 | $1,958 | $1,990 |
| Powder River County | $1,399 | $1,644 | $1,732 | $1,931 | $1,962 |
| Powell County | $1,575 | $1,850 | $1,949 | $2,173 | $2,208 |
| Prairie County | $1,095 | $1,286 | $1,355 | $1,511 | $1,535 |
| Ravalli County | $1,749 | $2,054 | $2,164 | $2,413 | $2,452 |
| Richland County | $1,910 | $2,243 | $2,364 | $2,636 | $2,678 |
| Roosevelt County | $1,635 | $1,920 | $2,023 | $2,256 | $2,292 |
| Rosebud County | $1,374 | $1,614 | $1,701 | $1,897 | $1,927 |
| Sanders County | $1,480 | $1,739 | $1,832 | $2,043 | $2,076 |
| Sheridan County | $1,353 | $1,590 | $1,675 | $1,868 | $1,898 |
| Silver Bow County | $1,469 | $1,725 | $1,818 | $2,027 | $2,060 |
| Stillwater County | $1,899 | $2,230 | $2,350 | $2,620 | $2,663 |
| Sweet Grass County | $1,652 | $1,941 | $2,045 | $2,280 | $2,317 |
| Teton County | $1,622 | $1,906 | $2,008 | $2,239 | $2,275 |
| Toole County | $1,391 | $1,633 | $1,721 | $1,919 | $1,950 |
| Treasure County | $1,819 | $2,136 | $2,251 | $2,510 | $2,550 |
| Valley County | $1,593 | $1,871 | $1,972 | $2,199 | $2,234 |
| Wheatland County | $1,429 | $1,679 | $1,769 | $1,972 | $2,004 |
| Wibaux County | $1,324 | $1,554 | $1,638 | $1,826 | $1,856 |
| Yellowstone County | $1,828 | $2,147 | $2,262 | $2,522 | $2,563 |