Counties in Montana by median gross rent (monthly)

Gallatin County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 56 counties in 2021, at $1,212. Chouteau County had the lowest, at $404. The median was $726 and the figure for Montana was $886. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,212Gallatin County
Median72656 counties
Montana886History

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Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 1,212 USD1,212Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 1,052 USD1,052Treasure CountyTreasure County: 1,028 USD1,028Missoula CountyMissoula County: 972 USD972Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 963 USD963Madison CountyMadison County: 937 USD937Meagher CountyMeagher County: 925 USD925Flathead CountyFlathead County: 910 USD910Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 905 USD905Teton CountyTeton County: 870 USD870Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 866 USD866Custer CountyCuster County: 863 USD863Carbon CountyCarbon County: 841 USD841Park CountyPark County: 833 USD833Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 833 USD833Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 830 USD830Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 798 USD798Cascade CountyCascade County: 790 USD790Fallon CountyFallon County: 787 USD787Prairie CountyPrairie County: 785 USD785Lake CountyLake County: 768 USD768Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 766 USD766Sheridan CountySheridan County: 760 USD760Fergus CountyFergus County: 757 USD757Pondera CountyPondera County: 746 USD746Richland CountyRichland County: 740 USD740Dawson CountyDawson County: 735 USD735Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 732 USD732Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 719 USD719Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 711 USD711Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 708 USD708Carter CountyCarter County: 703 USD703Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 691 USD691Mineral CountyMineral County: 687 USD687Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 687 USD687Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 683 USD683Sanders CountySanders County: 672 USD672Toole CountyToole County: 664 USD664Hill CountyHill County: 662 USD662Valley CountyValley County: 662 USD662Powder River CountyPowder River County: 660 USD660Powell CountyPowell County: 649 USD649Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 632 USD632Liberty CountyLiberty County: 610 USD610Garfield CountyGarfield County: 594 USD594Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 586 USD586Granite CountyGranite County: 586 USD586Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 551 USD551Glacier CountyGlacier County: 534 USD534Blaine CountyBlaine County: 532 USD532Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 531 USD531Daniels CountyDaniels County: 504 USD504McCone CountyMcCone County: 496 USD496Phillips CountyPhillips County: 473 USD473Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 459 USD459Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 404 USD404
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Gallatin County, with $1,212 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Chouteau County, with $404 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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