What is the median home value in Helena West Side, MT?

Name: Home values in Helena West Side, MT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Helena West Side, MT is $402,300 (±$72,717), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Helena West Side, the median home value went from $208,700 in 2015–2019 to $402,300 in 2020–2024 (+92.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $402,300 (±$72,717)
Owner-occupied homes: 420 (±121)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Helena West Side

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Helena West Side	Lewis and Clark County	Montana	United States
Less than $50,000	22.1% (±15.8 points)	4.7%	5.8%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.0% (±6.9 points)	2.4%	4.4%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	1.7% (±2.2 points)	1.6%	4.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2.6% (±3.9 points)	3.9%	6.5%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	4.0% (±4.7 points)	14.5%	15.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	50.0% (±19.2 points)	46.9%	30.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	17.6% (±8.8 points)	21.6%	24.9%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.9% (±3.1 points)	4.3%	7.0%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 50.0% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Helena West Side against Lewis and Clark County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Helena West Side	Lewis and Clark County	Montana	United States
Median home value	$402,300 (±$72,717)	$393,500 (±$9,364)	$375,800 (±$3,433)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	420 (±121)	21,877 (±586)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142

In Helena West Side, the median home value is not measurably different from Lewis and Clark County ($393,500).

It is not measurably different from Montana ($375,800).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($332,700).

In Lewis and Clark County, Helena West Side ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 26 of 161.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Helena West Side have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$208,700 (±$65,818)	$402,300 (±$72,717)	+92.8%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,389 (±$128)	$1,892 (±$117)	+36.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,663 (±$978)	$2,943 (±$1,530)	+77.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Helena West Side

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Helena West Side
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Helena West Side	—	$402,300 (±$72,717)	—
Helena	4.5 mi	$387,300 (±$12,665)	Not measurably different
Helena Valley West Central	5.2 mi	$367,200 (±$20,075)	Not measurably different
East Helena	9.3 mi	$290,700 (±$65,584)	Lower
Helena Valley Northwest	9.6 mi	$404,200 (±$24,842)	Not measurably different
Montana City	10 mi	$571,200 (±$34,299)	Higher
Helena Valley Southeast	10 mi	$331,500 (±$33,304)	Not measurably different
Helena Valley Northeast	11 mi	$576,700 (±$46,328)	Higher
Clancy	11 mi	$469,300 (±$30,586)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Helena, MT ($290,700).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montana City, MT ($571,200), Helena Valley Northeast, MT ($576,700).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Lewis and Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Helena Valley Northeast	$576,700 (±$46,328)
2	Helena Valley Northwest	$404,200 (±$24,842)
3	Helena West Side	$402,300 (±$72,717)
4	Helena	$387,300 (±$12,665)
5	Helena Valley West Central	$367,200 (±$20,075)
6	Helena Valley Southeast	$331,500 (±$33,304)
7	East Helena	$290,700 (±$65,584)

Helena West Side is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Helena West Side

What is the average home value in Helena West Side, MT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $402,300 (±$72,717) for owner-occupied homes in Helena West Side (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Helena West Side gone up?

In Helena West Side, the median home value went from $208,700 in 2015–2019 to $402,300 in 2020–2024 (+92.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Helena West Side sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Helena West Side CDP, Montana (place:35640, in state:30).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.