Housing data for Malmstrom AFB, MT
Malmstrom AFB, MT has an estimated 4,302 residents and 1,346 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Cascade County.
99.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,220 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,302 (±425)
- Housing units
- 1,346 (±141)
- Households that rent
- 99.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,220
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +2.9%
What stands out in Malmstrom AFB
Households that rent: 99.1% (±1.1 points) in Malmstrom AFB, higher than in Cascade County (31.5%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 68.2% (±10.3 points) in Malmstrom AFB, higher than in Cascade County (26.1%).
Homes built before 1980: 15.5% (±6.8 points) in Malmstrom AFB, lower than in Cascade County (65.8%).
Households without a vehicle: 1.0% (±1.1 points) in Malmstrom AFB, lower than in Cascade County (6.0%).
- Renters and owners in Malmstrom AFB
- How long people stay in Malmstrom AFB
- Age of homes in Malmstrom AFB
- Commute and cars in Malmstrom AFB
Housing in Malmstrom AFB at a glance
- Median rent: $1,220 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,228 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 40.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 99.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $64,833 median household income
- Types of homes: 7.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 68.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 15.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 4.7% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 62.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 13.6 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +2.9% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 68.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Malmstrom AFB against Cascade County, its state and the nation
| Malmstrom AFB | Cascade County | Montana | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,302 (±425) | 84,606 (exact) | 1,116,875 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,346 (±141) | 39,497 (±67) | 528,419 (±3,257) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 99.1% (±1.1 points) | 31.5% (±1.5 points) | 30.8% (±0.5 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,220 (±$43) | $939 (±$28) | $1,081 (±$14) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $64,833 (±$12,851) | $67,690 (±$2,796) | $72,509 (±$761) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | — | $265,300 (±$7,950) | $375,800 (±$3,433) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | — | $2,320 (±$45) | $2,693 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 15.5% (±6.8 points) | 65.8% (±2.8 points) | 49.0% (±0.7 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 13.6 minutes (±2.8) | 16.5 minutes (±0.7) | 19.1 minutes (±0.2) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 99.0% (±1.2 points) | 89.2% (±1.2 points) | 89.4% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 22.5 years (±0.7) | 38.6 years (±0.5) | 40.4 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Malmstrom AFB covers 5.1 square miles of land, about 842 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Malmstrom AFB has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,179 (±341) | 4,302 (±425) | +2.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,239 (±96) | 1,346 (±141) | +8.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $997 (±$32) | $1,220 (±$43) | +22.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $51,410 (±$2,304) | $64,833 (±$12,851) | +26.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 100.0% (±2.1 points) | 99.1% (±1.1 points) | −0.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 2.3% (±1.7 points) | 4.7% (±3.0 points) | +2.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Cascade County
Malmstrom AFB has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Cascade County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Cascade County recorded 565 violent and 2,785 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Malmstrom AFB
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls | 5.5 mi | $900 | $257,000 | 33.9% |
| Sun Prairie | 14 mi | — | $164,100 | 0.7% |
| Belt | 14 mi | $900 | $171,700 | 25.0% |
| Vaughn | 18 mi | $946 | $175,300 | 12.9% |
| Cascade | 29 mi | $791 | $247,600 | 32.3% |
| Fort Benton | 33 mi | $736 | $247,600 | 20.4% |
| Dutton | 34 mi | $758 | $139,500 | 34.2% |
| Fairfield | 38 mi | $674 | $217,400 | 34.0% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Malmstrom AFB, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $993 | $1,000 | $1,308 | $1,811 | $1,988 |
HUD income limits for Malmstrom AFB, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,150 | $31,850 | $51,000 |
| 2 people | $21,850 | $36,400 | $58,250 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $40,950 | $65,550 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $45,500 | $72,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $49,150 | $78,650 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $52,800 | $84,450 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $56,450 | $90,300 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $60,100 | $96,100 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Great Falls, MT MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Malmstrom AFB 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 Malmstrom AFB
What is the average rent in Malmstrom AFB, MT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Malmstrom AFB is $1,220 (±$43) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Malmstrom AFB?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Malmstrom AFB, MT is $1,063 (±$505) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Malmstrom AFB rent-burdened?
40.5% of renting households in Malmstrom AFB pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Malmstrom AFB?
Malmstrom AFB has an estimated 1,233 (±157) renting households, 99.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Malmstrom AFB?
The median household income in Malmstrom AFB is $64,833 (±$12,851) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Malmstrom AFB?
Malmstrom AFB, MT has an estimated 1,346 (±141) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Malmstrom AFB growing?
In Malmstrom AFB, the number of residents went from 4,179 in 2015–2019 to 4,302 in 2020–2024 (+2.9%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Great Falls, MT MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Great Falls, MT MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana (place:47275, in state:30).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .