Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Montana
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Montana ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chouteau County | $485 | $1,522 | $185,100 |
| 2 | Judith Basin County | $502 | $1,672 | $214,200 |
| 3 | McCone County | $543 | $1,593 | $197,400 |
| 4 | Glacier County | $553 | $1,299 | $153,400 |
| 5 | Daniels County | $588 | $1,482 | $177,800 |
| 6 | Powder River County | $609 | $1,272 | $149,400 |
| 7 | Phillips County | $623 | $1,460 | $175,000 |
| 8 | Rosebud County | $644 | $1,526 | $188,900 |
| 9 | Deer Lodge County | $661 | $1,704 | $209,700 |
| 10 | Liberty County | $668 | $1,057 | $116,800 |
| 11 | Big Horn County | $686 | $1,285 | $148,200 |
| 12 | Blaine County | $689 | $1,168 | $124,900 |
| 13 | Roosevelt County | $707 | $1,102 | $119,400 |
| 14 | Carter County | $731 | $1,412 | $176,600 |
| 15 | Granite County | $734 | $2,580 | $339,500 |
| 16 | Wheatland County | $741 | $1,415 | $172,700 |
| 17 | Mineral County | $746 | $2,383 | $313,600 |
| 18 | Sheridan County | $749 | $1,043 | $111,600 |
| 19 | Teton County | $750 | $1,891 | $235,500 |
| 20 | Hill County | $752 | $1,587 | $187,600 |
| 21 | Toole County | $753 | $1,567 | $187,400 |
| 22 | Golden Valley County | $769 | $1,611 | $203,900 |
| 23 | Petroleum County | $769 | $1,433 | $173,700 |
| 24 | Valley County | $769 | $1,672 | $198,600 |
| 25 | Powell County | $770 | $2,013 | $255,700 |
| 26 | Fallon County | $772 | $1,853 | $237,000 |
| 27 | Sanders County | $774 | $2,454 | $323,800 |
| 28 | Beaverhead County | $800 | $2,190 | $282,000 |
| 29 | Garfield County | $802 | $1,455 | $178,300 |
| 30 | Pondera County | $806 | $1,495 | $179,200 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | $810 | $2,006 | $258,700 |
| 32 | Silver Bow County | $810 | $1,849 | $223,500 |
| 33 | Dawson County | $823 | $1,600 | $187,400 |
| 34 | Prairie County | $827 | $1,404 | $167,100 |
| 35 | Musselshell County | $865 | $1,752 | $221,200 |
| 36 | Richland County | $866 | $2,045 | $259,000 |
| 37 | Fergus County | $868 | $1,659 | $202,700 |
| 38 | Meagher County | $871 | $1,930 | $244,400 |
| 39 | Carbon County | $882 | $2,840 | $379,300 |
| 40 | Lake County | $884 | $2,804 | $369,200 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | $886 | $3,044 | $408,000 |
| 42 | Cascade County | $902 | $1,967 | $243,300 |
| 43 | Custer County | $918 | $1,713 | $204,200 |
| 44 | Park County | $927 | $3,200 | $429,700 |
| 45 | Wibaux County | $964 | $852 | $92,300 |
| 46 | Stillwater County | $968 | $2,690 | $355,600 |
| 47 | Broadwater County | $978 | $2,757 | $364,800 |
| 48 | Treasure County | $992 | $1,709 | $215,300 |
| 49 | Ravalli County | $1,054 | $3,222 | $435,000 |
| 50 | Lewis and Clark County | $1,062 | $2,770 | $358,200 |
| 51 | Sweet Grass County | $1,073 | $2,242 | $295,500 |
| 52 | Yellowstone County | $1,084 | $2,488 | $317,600 |
| 53 | Flathead County | $1,094 | $3,482 | $467,700 |
| 54 | Missoula County | $1,125 | $3,272 | $423,100 |
| 55 | Madison County | $1,159 | $3,216 | $440,500 |
| 56 | Gallatin County | $1,574 | $4,439 | $604,900 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Montana