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

Name: Rent burden in Whitefish, MT, 2020–2024
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61.1% (±16.2 points) of renting households in Whitefish, MT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.1% (±16.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.8% (±11.3 points)
Median share of income: 32.6% (±2.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Whitefish

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Whitefish	Flathead County	Montana	United States
Less than 15%	3.4% (±3.4 points)	12.4%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.3% (±8.3 points)	13.1%	13.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.8% (±7.3 points)	12.1%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.4% (±4.7 points)	11.7%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	21.3% (±11.6 points)	14.1%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	39.8% (±11.3 points)	36.5%	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.

Whitefish against Flathead County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whitefish	Flathead County	Montana	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.1% (±16.2 points)	50.6% (±5.0 points)	44.8% (±1.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.8% (±11.3 points)	36.5% (±3.7 points)	35.5% (±1.1 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.6% (±2.4 points)	30.2% (±1.6 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$54,527 (±$10,995)	$48,137 (±$4,312)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,354 (±$211)	$1,142 (±$42)	$1,081 (±$14)	$1,413

In Whitefish, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Flathead County (50.6%).

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

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

In Flathead County, Whitefish ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 18 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 Whitefish

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitefish
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Whitefish	—	61.1% (±16.2 points)	—
Columbia Falls	8.5 mi	47.9% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen	15 mi	29.0% (±15.0 points)	Lower
Kalispell	15 mi	53.9% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Somers	25 mi	21.6% (±46.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bigfork	28 mi	52.2% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Marion	29 mi	0.0% (±95.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeside	29 mi	53.4% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Eureka	44 mi	57.6% (±30.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Evergreen, MT (29.0%).

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 Flathead County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Whitefish	61.1% (±16.2 points)
2	Kalispell	53.9% (±8.0 points)
3	Lakeside	53.4% (±34.0 points)
4	Bigfork	52.2% (±22.0 points)
5	Columbia Falls	47.9% (±19.7 points)
6	Evergreen	29.0% (±15.0 points)
7	Somers	21.6% (±46.0 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Flathead County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Whitefish

Are renters in Whitefish rent-burdened?

61.1% of renting households in Whitefish 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 Whitefish spend on rent?

The median renting household in Whitefish, MT spends 32.6% (±2.4 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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