Montana places ranked by rent burden
44 places in Montana have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Plains (77.3%), East Helena (61.8%), Roundup (61.4%).
Lowest figure: Laurel (29.7%).
The figure for Montana as a whole is 44.8% (±1.3 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Montana as a whole
- 44.8% (±1.3 points)
- Places ranked
- 44
Montana places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plains | Sanders County | 77.3% (±18.2 points) |
| 2 | East Helena | Lewis and Clark County | 61.8% (±24.4 points) |
| 3 | Roundup | Musselshell County | 61.4% (±25.1 points) |
| 4 | Whitefish | Flathead County | 61.1% (±16.2 points) |
| 5 | Ronan | Lake County | 60.3% (±15.7 points) |
| 6 (tie) | Manhattan | Gallatin County | 59.1% (±26.8 points) |
| 6 (tie) | Plentywood | Sheridan County | 59.1% (±17.6 points) |
| 8 | Superior | Mineral County | 58.4% (±26.4 points) |
| 9 | Helena Valley Southeast | Lewis and Clark County | 57.0% (±24.9 points) |
| 10 | Lolo | Missoula County | 55.7% (±22.1 points) |
| 11 | Townsend | Broadwater County | 55.6% (±19.5 points) |
| 12 | Cut Bank | Glacier County | 55.5% (±22.5 points) |
| 13 | Livingston | Park County | 55.1% (±11.8 points) |
| 14 | Choteau | Teton County | 54.5% (±25.2 points) |
| 15 | South Browning | Glacier County | 54.2% (±22.0 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Kalispell | Flathead County | 53.9% (±8.0 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Libby | Lincoln County | 53.9% (±21.1 points) |
| 18 | Forsyth | Rosebud County | 53.3% (±21.9 points) |
| 19 | Havre | Hill County | 52.9% (±12.2 points) |
| 20 | Bigfork | Flathead County | 52.2% (±22.0 points) |
| 21 | Chester | Liberty County | 51.9% (±17.1 points) |
| 22 | Bozeman | Gallatin County | 51.0% (±4.1 points) |
| 23 | Missoula | Missoula County | 50.0% (±3.8 points) |
| 24 | Polson | Lake County | 49.9% (±10.9 points) |
| 25 | Billings | Yellowstone County | 48.9% (±3.5 points) |
| 26 | Columbia Falls | Flathead County | 47.9% (±19.7 points) |
| 27 | Shelby | Toole County | 47.8% (±18.5 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Butte | Silver Bow County | 46.7% (±7.1 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Lewistown | Fergus County | 46.7% (±14.3 points) |
| 30 | Belgrade | Gallatin County | 46.6% (±11.8 points) |
| 31 | Wolf Point | Roosevelt County | 45.9% (±14.4 points) |
| 32 | Great Falls | Cascade County | 45.7% (±4.9 points) |
| 33 | Fort Belknap Agency | Blaine County | 45.2% (±20.1 points) |
| 34 | Stevensville | Ravalli County | 42.2% (±17.3 points) |
| 35 | Hamilton | Ravalli County | 41.5% (±14.2 points) |
| 36 | Malmstrom AFB | Cascade County | 40.5% (±10.3 points) |
| 37 | Dillon | Beaverhead County | 40.1% (±14.0 points) |
| 38 (tie) | Helena | Lewis and Clark County | 40.0% (±5.2 points) |
| 38 (tie) | Miles City | Custer County | 40.0% (±8.4 points) |
| 40 | East Missoula | Missoula County | 39.5% (±19.0 points) |
| 41 | Conrad | Pondera County | 37.4% (±13.3 points) |
| 42 | Anaconda | Deer Lodge County | 34.3% (±14.4 points) |
| 43 | Sidney | Richland County | 31.4% (±12.5 points) |
| 44 | Laurel | Yellowstone County | 29.7% (±13.7 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
44 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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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 Montana
Which place in Montana has the highest rent burden?
Plains has the highest, 77.3% (±18.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Montana has the lowest rent burden?
Laurel has the lowest, 29.7% (±13.7 points).
What is the rent burden in Montana?
The figure for Montana as a whole is 44.8% (±1.3 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Montana
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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 .