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

Name: Rent burden in Missoula, MT, 2020–2024
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50.0% (±3.8 points) of renting households in Missoula, MT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.0% (±3.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.3% (±3.4 points)
Median share of income: 30.0% (±1.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Missoula

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Missoula	Missoula County	Montana	United States
Less than 15%	9.6% (±2.0 points)	11.3%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.5% (±2.6 points)	14.0%	13.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±2.2 points)	13.6%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.5% (±2.1 points)	13.0%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.7% (±1.8 points)	8.6%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	41.3% (±3.4 points)	39.5%	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.

Missoula against Missoula County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Missoula	Missoula County	Montana	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.0% (±3.8 points)	48.1% (±3.5 points)	44.8% (±1.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.3% (±3.4 points)	39.5% (±3.1 points)	35.5% (±1.1 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.0% (±1.6 points)	29.3% (±1.1 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$47,625 (±$3,126)	$49,309 (±$3,030)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,189 (±$36)	$1,190 (±$32)	$1,081 (±$14)	$1,413

In Missoula, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Missoula County (48.1%).

It is also higher than in Montana (44.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Missoula County, Missoula ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 49 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 Missoula

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Missoula
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Missoula	—	50.0% (±3.8 points)	—
Orchard Homes	2.8 mi	31.7% (±17.0 points)	Lower
East Missoula	3.7 mi	39.5% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bonner-West Riverside	6.5 mi	43.4% (±32.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wye	7.4 mi	12.6% (±26.4 points)	Lower
Lolo	8.1 mi	55.7% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Frenchtown	15 mi	40.3% (±36.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clinton	16 mi	0.0% (±55.3 points)	Not measurably different
Alberton	23 mi	63.0% (±62.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orchard Homes, MT (31.7%), Wye, MT (12.6%).

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 Missoula County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Seeley Lake	65.1% (±50.8 points)
2	Lolo	55.7% (±22.1 points)
3	Missoula	50.0% (±3.8 points)
4	Bonner-West Riverside	43.4% (±32.7 points)
5	Frenchtown	40.3% (±36.4 points)
6	East Missoula	39.5% (±19.0 points)
7	Orchard Homes	31.7% (±17.0 points)
8	Wye	12.6% (±26.4 points)
9	Clinton	0.0% (±55.3 points)

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 Missoula

Are renters in Missoula rent-burdened?

50.0% of renting households in Missoula 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 Missoula spend on rent?

The median renting household in Missoula, MT spends 30.0% (±1.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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