Montana
Montana has a population of 1,137,233 across 56 counties, a median home price of $476,115, and a median household income of $75,340.
Home price
$476,115
Income
$75,340
Cost of living
95.5
Income tax
5.65%
Housing
Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.
Median home price$476,115
Median gross rent$1,074
Median year homes here were built1982
Share of homes built before 198048.9%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.6%
Share of homes that are vacant13.2%
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.8%
Typical monthly rent$1,654
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,525
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,212
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,073
Home insurance / yr$3,215
Money
Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.
Cost of living95.5
Median household income$75,340
Family health premium / yr$22,294
Infant childcare / yr$12,778
Regular gas price / gal$4.238
Poverty rate10.2%
Jobs
What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.
Workers who work from home11.7%
Unemployment rate3.3%
Share of adults in the labor force62.9%
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%
Share of workers employed by government16.6%
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%
Economic output per resident$70,217
Taxes
State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.
Property tax rate0.61%
Top state income tax5.65%
Capital gains tax4.10%
Combined sales tax0.00%
Transportation
Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.
Mean commute time19.5 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport470175
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 mi
Airports with airline service located here12
General aviation airfields located here111
Passenger train stations and the railway network12
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station117 mi
Households without a vehicle4.6%
Traffic deaths40.4
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2
Schools
Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.3%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.6%
Public schools in the county837
Public school enrollment146931
Students per full-time teacher14.2
Free lunch eligible54.7%
Elementary schools418
Middle schools234
High schools185
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above14
Two-year institutions10
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 mi
Health
Primary care physicians85
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county63
Hospitals here with an emergency department60
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3
Fine particulate matter6.4 µg
Without health insurance8.6%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.8%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%
Frequent mental distress16.7%
No leisure-time physical activity21.6%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3%
Place
Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.
Population1,137,233
Land area in square miles145,552
People per square mile of land7.7
Supermarkets and grocery stores219
Convenience stores10
Share living far from a food store21.0%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.5%
Population change since 2020+5.6%
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1
Median age41.3 yrs
Share of residents under 1821.0%
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%
Share of households that are one person31.4%
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%
Second languages4.2%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.7%
Congregations per 100,000 residents162
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6
Households that moved in33,509
Households that moved away30,464
Average income of arriving households$72,174
Average income of departing households$63,045
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,258
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.7%
Violent crime rate424
Weather
Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.
Avg. annual temperature44.2°F
Annual precipitation23.9 in
Annual snowfall54.5 in
Average daily solar energy3.96 kWh/m²
Days reaching 90°F6 days
Days at or below freezing171 days
Gardening
Plant hardiness zoneZone 5a
Frost-free days119 days
Utilities
Average monthly electric bill$114
Electric utilities serving this county2
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢
Household electricity use823 kWh
Residential natural gas price$9.99
Homes heated by electricity27.3%
Homes heated by utility gas50.5%
Homes heated by propane13.0%
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%
Homes heated by wood6.6%
Households with broadband91.5%
Risk
Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.
Riverine flood risk61.0
Coastal flood risk0.0
Drought risk28.2
Landslide risk81.1
Hail risk40.1
Earthquake risk72.7
Tornado risk13.6
Tropical cyclone risk0.0
Extreme heat risk41.3
Winter weather risk88.8
Strong wind risk29.8
Wildfire risk88.5
Sports
Major pro teams based here0
NFL teams based here0
NBA teams based here0
MLB teams based here0
NHL teams based here0
MLS soccer teams based here0
Top-division college football teams0
Second-tier college football teams2
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0
AHL teams based here0
ECHL teams based here0
All 56 counties in Montana
Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.
Yellowstone$349,500Gallatin$667,600Missoula$472,100Flathead$535,500Cascade$265,300Lewis and Clark$393,500Ravalli$476,600Silver Bow$255,200Lake$421,800Lincoln$296,500Park$467,500Hill$202,600Glacier$165,100Sanders$359,000Big Horn$143,400Jefferson$446,900Custer$219,100Fergus$236,100Richland$263,000Carbon$420,800Roosevelt$118,800Beaverhead$308,300Deer Lodge$231,700Madison$470,100Stillwater$405,800Dawson$185,300Rosebud$182,400Broadwater$426,600Valley$198,400Powell$306,500Blaine$155,500Teton$264,000Pondera$206,100Chouteau$207,800Musselshell$235,000Toole$218,400Mineral$364,300Phillips$197,600Sweet Grass$330,100Sheridan$124,000Granite$352,700Fallon$244,800Judith Basin$238,300Wheatland$180,800Meagher$259,800Liberty$169,100Powder River$192,100McCone$211,600Daniels$184,800Carter$199,200Prairie$165,700Wibaux$98,600Garfield$169,900Golden Valley$212,200Treasure$230,300Petroleum$201,400
Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.