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State data • Updated March 2026

Montana rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Montana cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Montana at a glance

$1,512Median city rent (ZORI)
3.6%Unemployment
321Permits / month
14Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Montana cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Whitefish $2,540 +3.3%
Belgrade $2,150 +1.2%
Bozeman $2,127 +0.0%
Kalispell $2,091 +2.4%
Helena $1,602 +2.0%
Livingston $1,600
Columbia Falls $1,533
Missoula $1,490 +3.4%
Billings $1,419 +4.0%
Hamilton $1,375

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Great Falls $1,312 +4.6%
Billings $1,419 +4.0%
Missoula $1,490 +3.4%
Bozeman $2,127 +0.0%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Montana cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Montana

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