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Least affordable housing, Montana counties · 1990

Montana counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 56 counties in Montana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 56 is 2.0.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Lake County, MTMT33,3923.1–

02Gallatin County, MTMT128,7403.0–

03Ravalli County, MTMT48,5822.9–

04Missoula County, MTMT123,5132.8–

05Madison County, MTMT10,0262.7–

06Flathead County, MTMT115,4292.7–

07Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0432.6–

08Cascade County, MTMT85,0292.5–

09Carbon County, MTMT11,4662.5–

10Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6922.4–

11Stillwater County, MTMT9,4452.4–

12Glacier County, MTMT13,4632.4–

13Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3312.3–

14Lincoln County, MTMT22,3282.3–

15Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7622.3–

16Broadwater County, MTMT8,4932.3–

17Sanders County, MTMT14,0622.3–

18Blaine County, MTMT6,8602.2–

19Big Horn County, MTMT12,7522.1–

20Teton County, MTMT6,4962.1–

21Park County, MTMT18,2142.1–

22Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2422.1–

23Mineral County, MTMT5,1852.1–

24Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1182.1–

25Hill County, MTMT16,1672.0–

26Jefferson County, MTMT13,3292.0–

27Granite County, MTMT3,6582.0–

28Meagher County, MTMT2,1372.0–

29Powder River County, MTMT1,7812.0–

30Rosebud County, MTMT8,2532.0–

31Chouteau County, MTMT5,8651.9–

32Powell County, MTMT7,1571.9–

33Treasure County, MTMT7281.9–

34Fergus County, MTMT11,8251.9–

35Sheridan County, MTMT3,4361.9–

36Richland County, MTMT11,3771.9–

37Musselshell County, MTMT5,5821.9–

38Garfield County, MTMT1,1481.8–

39Phillips County, MTMT4,2031.8–

40Pondera County, MTMT6,0721.8–

41Valley County, MTMT7,3851.7–

42Custer County, MTMT12,0341.7–

43Liberty County, MTMT1,9571.7–

44Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7091.7–

45Wheatland County, MTMT2,1001.6–

46Dawson County, MTMT8,6921.6–

47Golden Valley County, MTMT8441.6–

48Wibaux County, MTMT8851.6–

49Fallon County, MTMT2,9591.5–

50Toole County, MTMT5,2111.5–

51McCone County, MTMT1,7201.5–

52Carter County, MTMT1,3831.4–

53Daniels County, MTMT1,6121.4–

54Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1621.4–

55Prairie County, MTMT1,1121.2–

56Petroleum County, MTMT5480.8–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS