Counties in Montana by median gross rent (monthly)

Gallatin County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 56 counties in 2023, at $1,574. Chouteau County had the lowest, at $485. The median was $801 and the figure for Montana was $1,031. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,574Gallatin County
Median80156 counties
Montana1,031History

All counties, 2023

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Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 1,574 USD1,574Madison CountyMadison County: 1,159 USD1,159Missoula CountyMissoula County: 1,125 USD1,125Flathead CountyFlathead County: 1,094 USD1,094Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 1,084 USD1,084Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 1,073 USD1,073Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 1,062 USD1,062Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 1,054 USD1,054Treasure CountyTreasure County: 992 USD992Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 978 USD978Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 968 USD968Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 964 USD964Park CountyPark County: 927 USD927Custer CountyCuster County: 918 USD918Cascade CountyCascade County: 902 USD902Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 886 USD886Lake CountyLake County: 884 USD884Carbon CountyCarbon County: 882 USD882Meagher CountyMeagher County: 871 USD871Fergus CountyFergus County: 868 USD868Richland CountyRichland County: 866 USD866Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 865 USD865Prairie CountyPrairie County: 827 USD827Dawson CountyDawson County: 823 USD823Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 810 USD810Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 810 USD810Pondera CountyPondera County: 806 USD806Garfield CountyGarfield County: 802 USD802Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 800 USD800Sanders CountySanders County: 774 USD774Fallon CountyFallon County: 772 USD772Powell CountyPowell County: 770 USD770Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 769 USD769Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 769 USD769Valley CountyValley County: 769 USD769Toole CountyToole County: 753 USD753Hill CountyHill County: 752 USD752Teton CountyTeton County: 750 USD750Sheridan CountySheridan County: 749 USD749Mineral CountyMineral County: 746 USD746Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 741 USD741Granite CountyGranite County: 734 USD734Carter CountyCarter County: 731 USD731Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 707 USD707Blaine CountyBlaine County: 689 USD689Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 686 USD686Liberty CountyLiberty County: 668 USD668Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 661 USD661Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 644 USD644Phillips CountyPhillips County: 623 USD623Powder River CountyPowder River County: 609 USD609Daniels CountyDaniels County: 588 USD588Glacier CountyGlacier County: 553 USD553McCone CountyMcCone County: 543 USD543Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 502 USD502Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 485 USD485
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Gallatin County1,574+12%
2Madison County1,159+5.3%
3Missoula County1,125+5.3%
4Flathead County1,094+6.3%
5Yellowstone County1,084+2.7%
6Sweet Grass County1,073+22.5%
7Lewis and Clark County1,062+5.6%
8Ravalli County1,054+12.7%
9Treasure County992+4.4%
10Broadwater County978+15.6%
11Stillwater County968+13.2%
12Wibaux County9640%
13Park County927+3.5%
14Custer County918+5.3%
15Cascade County902+4.2%
16Jefferson County886+2%
17Lake County884+3.9%
18Carbon County882-2%
19Meagher County871+2.7%
20Fergus County868+6.5%
21Richland County866+8.7%
22Musselshell County865-16.4%
23Prairie County827-4.5%
24Dawson County823+4%
25Lincoln County810+5.3%
25Silver Bow County810+2.1%
27Pondera County806+2.7%
28Garfield County802+26.3%
29Beaverhead County800-4.6%
30Sanders County774+5.9%
31Fallon County772-4.9%
32Powell County770+2.4%
33Golden Valley County769+6.1%
33Petroleum County769+7.9%
33Valley County769+13.9%
36Toole County753+1.6%
37Hill County752+3.2%
38Teton County750-15.7%
39Sheridan County749-5.1%
40Mineral County746-2%
41Wheatland County741+8.2%
42Granite County734-0.1%
43Carter County731-3.1%
44Roosevelt County707+8.8%
45Blaine County689+15.4%
46Big Horn County686-3%
47Liberty County668-0.3%
48Deer Lodge County661+1.7%
49Rosebud County644+0.5%
50Phillips County623+19.1%
51Powder River County609-10.4%
52Daniels County588+10.9%
53Glacier County553-7.7%
54McCone County543+14.6%
55Judith Basin County502+13.3%
56Chouteau County485+13.3%

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About this ranking

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Gallatin County, with $1,574 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chouteau County, with $485 in 2023.

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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