How many renters in Malmstrom AFB, MT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Malmstrom AFB, MT, 2020–2024
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40.5% (±10.3 points) of renting households in Malmstrom AFB, MT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.5% (±10.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.1% (±7.1 points)
Median share of income: 23.8% (±2.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Malmstrom AFB

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Malmstrom AFB	Cascade County	Montana	United States
Less than 15%	19.9% (±5.5 points)	15.8%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.2% (±6.5 points)	16.4%	13.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.6% (±6.3 points)	12.8%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.9% (±3.6 points)	10.6%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	18.4% (±7.5 points)	12.0%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	22.1% (±7.1 points)	32.3%	35.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Malmstrom AFB against Cascade County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Malmstrom AFB	Cascade County	Montana	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.5% (±10.3 points)	44.3% (±4.2 points)	44.8% (±1.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.1% (±7.1 points)	32.3% (±3.5 points)	35.5% (±1.1 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.8% (±2.6 points)	27.3% (±1.6 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$64,750 (±$12,776)	$42,381 (±$2,128)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,220 (±$43)	$939 (±$28)	$1,081 (±$14)	$1,413

In Malmstrom AFB, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cascade County (44.3%).

It is not measurably different from Montana (44.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Cascade County, Malmstrom AFB ranks 6 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 75 of 161.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Malmstrom AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Malmstrom AFB
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Malmstrom AFB	—	40.5% (±10.3 points)	—
Great Falls	5.5 mi	45.7% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sun Prairie	14 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Belt	14 mi	58.9% (±35.9 points)	Not measurably different
Vaughn	18 mi	58.5% (±68.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cascade	29 mi	45.4% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Benton	33 mi	52.5% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dutton	34 mi	22.7% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield	38 mi	29.6% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Cascade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Sun Prairie	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Belt	58.9% (±35.9 points)
3	Vaughn	58.5% (±68.3 points)
4	Great Falls	45.7% (±4.9 points)
5	Cascade	45.4% (±26.5 points)
6	Malmstrom AFB	40.5% (±10.3 points)

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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Malmstrom AFB

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).

What share of income do renters in Malmstrom AFB spend on rent?

The median renting household in Malmstrom AFB, MT spends 23.8% (±2.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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