Most Affordable Cities in Montana
Cities ranked by home-value-to-income ratio. Lower ratio = more affordable. Only cities with 1,000+ population included.
| # | City | Ratio | Home Value | Median Income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crow Agency | 1.1x | $58,800 | $52,339 | 2,192 |
| 2 | Hays | 1.1x | $59,200 | $52,250 | 1,009 |
| 3 | Fort Belknap Agency | 1.6x | $72,700 | $46,071 | 1,227 |
| 4 | Rocky Boy West | 1.6x | $103,600 | $63,125 | 1,007 |
| 5 | Glasgow | 2.2x | $195,700 | $90,310 | 3,190 |
| 6 | Wolf Point | 2.2x | $118,600 | $52,868 | 2,602 |
| 7 | Plentywood | 2.4x | $161,000 | $68,438 | 1,654 |
| 8 | Colstrip | 2.4x | $194,900 | $82,500 | 2,101 |
| 9 | Hardin | 2.4x | $147,100 | $60,423 | 3,742 |
| 10 | Baker | 2.5x | $211,400 | $84,750 | 1,489 |
| 11 | Glendive | 2.5x | $182,600 | $72,670 | 4,810 |
| 12 | Roundup | 2.9x | $166,200 | $57,847 | 2,003 |
| 13 | Boulder | 2.9x | $212,300 | $72,500 | 1,284 |
| 14 | Sun Prairie | 2.9x | $164,100 | $55,688 | 1,171 |
| 15 | Malta | 3.0x | $160,800 | $54,483 | 2,100 |
| 16 | Miles City | 3.0x | $200,200 | $67,727 | 8,407 |
| 17 | Lockwood | 3.1x | $235,400 | $75,700 | 7,181 |
| 18 | Vaughn | 3.1x | $175,300 | $56,250 | 1,002 |
| 19 | Corvallis | 3.2x | $249,800 | $78,103 | 1,227 |
| 20 | Townsend | 3.2x | $227,600 | $70,752 | 1,967 |
| 21 | Harlowton | 3.2x | $180,500 | $55,600 | 1,058 |
| 22 | West Glendive | 3.3x | $179,400 | $54,922 | 2,121 |
| 23 | Cut Bank | 3.3x | $164,100 | $49,432 | 3,028 |
| 24 | Bonner-West Riverside | 3.4x | $210,900 | $62,039 | 1,563 |
| 25 | Laurel | 3.4x | $235,100 | $68,474 | 7,215 |
| 26 | Chinook | 3.5x | $214,700 | $61,750 | 1,353 |
| 27 | Fort Benton | 3.7x | $247,600 | $67,188 | 1,474 |
| 28 | Clinton | 3.7x | $386,600 | $103,750 | 1,040 |
| 29 | Clancy | 3.8x | $469,300 | $125,000 | 1,874 |
| 30 | Sidney | 3.8x | $236,900 | $62,538 | 6,171 |
| 31 | Conrad | 3.9x | $188,900 | $47,857 | 2,618 |
| 32 | Shelby | 4.0x | $232,700 | $58,413 | 3,216 |
| 33 | Choteau | 4.0x | $206,000 | $51,632 | 1,479 |
| 34 | Helena Valley Northwest | 4.0x | $404,200 | $100,605 | 5,183 |
| 35 | Anaconda-Deer Lodge County | 4.0x | $231,700 | $57,527 | 9,597 |
| 36 | Great Falls | 4.1x | $257,000 | $63,373 | 60,329 |
| 37 | Lewistown | 4.1x | $198,400 | $48,750 | 6,087 |
| 38 | Helena Valley West Central | 4.1x | $367,200 | $90,082 | 8,056 |
| 39 | Helena Valley Northeast | 4.1x | $576,700 | $140,517 | 4,659 |
| 40 | Deer Lodge | 4.1x | $247,600 | $60,302 | 3,021 |
| 41 | Big Timber | 4.2x | $278,200 | $66,898 | 1,611 |
| 42 | Butte-Silver Bow | 4.2x | $257,800 | $61,857 | 35,052 |
| 43 | Dillon | 4.2x | $256,700 | $61,134 | 4,085 |
| 44 | Havre | 4.2x | $211,700 | $50,329 | 9,258 |
| 45 | Whitehall | 4.3x | $194,100 | $44,844 | 1,156 |
| 46 | Columbus | 4.3x | $282,800 | $65,250 | 2,003 |
| 47 | Montana City | 4.4x | $571,200 | $129,755 | 3,092 |
| 48 | Eureka | 4.4x | $172,000 | $38,750 | 1,840 |
| 49 | Evergreen | 4.5x | $340,800 | $76,446 | 9,611 |
| 50 | Helena Valley Southeast | 4.5x | $331,500 | $74,075 | 9,108 |
| 51 | Billings | 4.7x | $343,400 | $73,712 | 119,434 |
| 52 | Lame Deer | 4.7x | $111,100 | $23,700 | 1,872 |
| 53 | East Helena | 4.8x | $290,700 | $60,417 | 1,702 |
| 54 | Three Forks | 5.0x | $395,800 | $79,784 | 1,919 |
| 55 | Lolo | 5.0x | $431,800 | $86,065 | 4,314 |
| 56 | Frenchtown | 5.0x | $475,500 | $94,500 | 1,927 |
| 57 | North Browning | 5.0x | $187,500 | $37,155 | 3,144 |
| 58 | Columbia Falls | 5.1x | $384,400 | $75,766 | 5,615 |
| 59 | Wye | 5.2x | $569,100 | $109,625 | 1,055 |
| 60 | Forsyth | 5.2x | $208,400 | $39,744 | 1,728 |
| 61 | Ronan | 5.3x | $225,500 | $42,298 | 2,001 |
| 62 | Helena | 5.5x | $387,300 | $71,036 | 33,639 |
| 63 | Belgrade | 5.5x | $535,200 | $97,328 | 11,872 |
| 64 | Thompson Falls | 5.8x | $266,400 | $46,313 | 1,500 |
| 65 | Manhattan | 5.9x | $517,800 | $87,865 | 2,288 |
| 66 | Livingston | 6.0x | $392,400 | $65,861 | 8,780 |
| 67 | Wheatland | 6.0x | $739,000 | $123,277 | 1,661 |
| 68 | Helena West Side | 6.0x | $402,300 | $66,921 | 1,417 |
| 69 | East Missoula | 6.2x | $358,500 | $57,500 | 2,099 |
| 70 | Stevensville | 6.3x | $377,300 | $60,096 | 2,130 |
| 71 | Hamilton | 6.3x | $310,000 | $49,204 | 5,101 |
| 72 | Churchill | 6.4x | $690,600 | $108,281 | 1,167 |
| 73 | Four Corners | 6.4x | $648,400 | $100,917 | 5,791 |
| 74 | Pray | 6.5x | $629,600 | $96,250 | 1,129 |
| 75 | Marion | 6.6x | $431,500 | $65,250 | 1,037 |
| 76 | Polson | 6.7x | $356,300 | $53,418 | 5,428 |
| 77 | Missoula | 6.7x | $473,100 | $70,392 | 76,514 |
| 78 | Kalispell | 6.7x | $428,000 | $63,415 | 28,504 |
| 79 | Red Lodge | 6.8x | $380,700 | $55,750 | 2,502 |
| 80 | Pablo | 7.1x | $256,700 | $36,400 | 1,632 |
| 81 | Seeley Lake | 7.3x | $361,100 | $49,574 | 1,496 |
| 82 | Libby | 7.5x | $257,400 | $34,143 | 3,042 |
| 83 | Bigfork | 7.9x | $674,600 | $85,307 | 5,565 |
| 84 | Bozeman | 8.0x | $687,900 | $85,747 | 56,114 |
| 85 | Somers | 8.2x | $465,400 | $56,917 | 1,280 |
| 86 | Big Sky | 8.2x | $1,137,900 | $138,805 | 2,445 |
| 87 | Orchard Homes | 8.5x | $553,700 | $64,904 | 5,588 |
| 88 | West Yellowstone | 8.6x | $504,300 | $58,839 | 1,474 |
| 89 | Whitefish | 9.3x | $684,300 | $73,811 | 8,749 |
| 90 | Lakeside | 9.3x | $720,100 | $77,435 | 2,386 |
| 91 | Plains | 9.7x | $248,300 | $25,491 | 1,195 |