Last checked October 30, 2026.
Gallatin County, home to Bozeman, has the highest Census median 1-bedroom rent ($1,199) among counties with a reliable 1-bedroom figure, and the highest median home value ($667,600). Wibaux County, on the North Dakota line, has the lowest home value ($98,600). This table covers all 56 counties on the same basis, so you can compare places we don’t have town pages for yet.
All 56 counties
| County | Population | Median rent, 1-bedroom | Income needed, own place | Median household income | Median home value | Our town pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead | 9,713 | $678 | $34,588 | $61,268 | $308,300 | Dillon |
| Big Horn | 12,891 | $575 | $32,706 | $58,750 | $143,400 | |
| Blaine | 6,949 | $330 | $28,235 | $64,813 | $155,500 | |
| Broadwater | 7,668 | $955* | $39,652 | $70,374 | $426,600 | |
| Carbon | 11,116 | $630 | $33,711 | $80,261 | $420,800 | Red Lodge |
| Carter | 1,308 | $824* | $37,257 | $54,167 | $199,200 | |
| Cascade | 84,606 | $679 | $34,607 | $67,690 | $265,300 | Great Falls |
| Chouteau | 5,906 | $595 | $33,071 | $58,218 | $207,800 | |
| Custer | 11,961 | $672 | $34,479 | $70,605 | $219,100 | Miles City |
| Daniels | 1,494 | $552 | $32,285 | $55,625 | $184,800 | |
| Dawson | 8,827 | $535 | $31,975 | $71,334 | $185,300 | Glendive |
| Deer Lodge | 9,597 | $696* | $34,917 | $57,527 | $231,700 | Anaconda |
| Fallon | 2,760 | $779* | $36,435 | $76,250 | $244,800 | |
| Fergus | 11,687 | $531 | $31,901 | $63,706 | $236,100 | Lewistown |
| Flathead | 110,695 | $827 | $37,312 | $73,925 | $535,500 | Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls |
| Gallatin | 124,074 | $1,199 | $44,112 | $93,528 | $667,600 | Bozeman, Belgrade, Big Sky, West Yellowstone |
| Garfield | 1,094 | †| †| $69,583 | $169,900 | |
| Glacier | 13,637 | $548* | $32,212 | $46,875 | $165,100 | |
| Golden Valley | 899 | $783* | $36,508 | $58,333 | $212,200 | |
| Granite | 3,462 | $675* | $34,534 | $59,265 | $352,700 | |
| Hill | 16,155 | $752 | $35,941 | $52,798 | $202,600 | Havre |
| Jefferson | 12,774 | $925* | $39,103 | $95,490 | $446,900 | |
| Judith Basin | 2,071 | $495* | $31,243 | $59,000 | $238,300 | |
| Lake | 32,561 | $761 | $36,106 | $63,360 | $421,800 | Polson |
| Lewis and Clark | 73,464 | $875 | $38,189 | $78,237 | $393,500 | Helena |
| Liberty | 1,952 | $710* | $35,173 | $57,857 | $169,100 | |
| Lincoln | 21,175 | $724 | $35,429 | $47,143 | $296,500 | |
| McCone | 1,670 | $556* | $32,358 | $69,375 | $211,600 | |
| Madison | 9,223 | $1,000* | $40,474 | $75,250 | $470,100 | |
| Meagher | 2,007 | $1,263* | $45,281 | †| $259,800 | |
| Mineral | 4,959 | $801* | $36,837 | $63,450 | $364,300 | |
| Missoula | 120,672 | $1,026 | $40,949 | $75,598 | $472,100 | Missoula |
| Musselshell | 5,152 | †| †| $58,920 | $235,000 | |
| Park | 17,710 | $902 | $38,683 | $70,047 | $467,500 | Livingston |
| Petroleum | 447 | $800* | $36,818 | $60,208 | $201,400 | |
| Phillips | 4,221 | †| †| $53,417 | $197,600 | |
| Pondera | 6,035 | $784* | $36,526 | $52,338 | $206,100 | |
| Powder River | 1,815 | $533* | $31,938 | $67,045 | $192,100 | |
| Powell | 7,053 | $820* | $37,184 | $66,923 | $306,500 | |
| Prairie | 1,250 | †| †| $51,250 | $165,700 | |
| Ravalli | 46,727 | $779 | $36,435 | $71,283 | $476,600 | Hamilton |
| Richland | 11,235 | $634 | $33,784 | $73,084 | $263,000 | Sidney |
| Roosevelt | 10,526 | $532 | $31,920 | $57,063 | $118,800 | Wolf Point |
| Rosebud | 8,165 | $465 | $30,695 | $49,914 | $182,400 | |
| Sanders | 13,285 | $595 | $33,071 | $57,476 | $359,000 | |
| Sheridan | 3,669 | $746* | $35,831 | $70,147 | $124,000 | |
| Silver Bow | 35,785 | $695 | $34,899 | $61,754 | $255,200 | Butte |
| Stillwater | 9,182 | $961* | $39,761 | $84,732 | $405,800 | |
| Sweet Grass | 3,720 | $1,149* | $43,198 | $77,000 | $330,100 | |
| Teton | 6,353 | $663 | $34,314 | $70,430 | $264,000 | |
| Toole | 5,061 | $657 | $34,205 | $57,731 | $218,400 | |
| Treasure | 732 | †| †| $67,917 | $230,300 | |
| Valley | 7,519 | $767* | $36,215 | $71,695 | $198,400 | Glasgow |
| Wheatland | 2,056 | $730* | $35,539 | $49,489 | $180,800 | |
| Wibaux | 1,193 | $963* | $39,798 | $67,462 | $98,600 | |
| Yellowstone | 168,957 | $897 | $38,591 | $76,570 | $349,500 | Billings, Laurel |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024: median gross rent by bedrooms (B25031), median home value (B25077), median household income (B19013) and population (B01003).
- * Median rent for all unit sizes, because the county’s 1-bedroom figure has a margin of error above 30%.
- †Too uncertain to use: the margin of error is above 30% of the estimate (rent in Garfield, Musselshell, Phillips, Prairie and Treasure counties; household income in Meagher County).
- Income needed is our full-budget calculation for a single adult at the Census rent shown (which includes utilities), with a paid-off car and 10% saved, after 2026 federal and Montana taxes. See methodology.
How to read these numbers
- Census rents are lower than what you’ll be quoted. They are the rent current tenants actually paid, averaged over 2020–2024, including long-time tenants and subsidized units. In a few counties, such as Blaine ($330 for a 1-bedroom), the median is far below market rent, likely because many units are subsidized. For current asking rents, see our town pages.
- Small counties have wide margins of error. In the least populated counties the survey sample is small, so treat their figures as rough.
- County figures mix town and country. A county median blends its main town with ranches and small settlements, where rents and home values can be very different.