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Most affordable housing, Montana counties · 1990

Montana counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 56 counties in Montana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Petroleum County, MTMT5480.8−63%

02Prairie County, MTMT1,1121.2−24%

03Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1621.4−36%

04Daniels County, MTMT1,6121.4−16%

05Carter County, MTMT1,3831.4−27%

06McCone County, MTMT1,7201.5−1%

07Toole County, MTMT5,2111.5−22%

08Fallon County, MTMT2,9591.5−11%

09Wibaux County, MTMT8851.6−14%

10Golden Valley County, MTMT8441.6−25%

11Dawson County, MTMT8,6921.6−14%

12Wheatland County, MTMT2,1001.6−27%

13Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7091.7−38%

14Liberty County, MTMT1,9571.7−15%

15Custer County, MTMT12,0341.7−18%

16Valley County, MTMT7,3851.7−10%

17Pondera County, MTMT6,0721.8−26%

18Phillips County, MTMT4,2031.8−8%

19Garfield County, MTMT1,1481.8−2%

20Musselshell County, MTMT5,5821.9−26%

21Richland County, MTMT11,3771.9+2%

22Sheridan County, MTMT3,4361.9+27%

23Fergus County, MTMT11,8251.9−18%

24Treasure County, MTMT7281.9+25%

25Powell County, MTMT7,1571.9−23%

26Chouteau County, MTMT5,8651.9−20%

27Rosebud County, MTMT8,2532.0+28%

28Powder River County, MTMT1,7812.0−5%

29Meagher County, MTMT2,1372.0−14%

30Granite County, MTMT3,6582.0−32%

31Jefferson County, MTMT13,3292.0−34%

32Hill County, MTMT16,1672.0−15%

33Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1182.1−15%

34Mineral County, MTMT5,1852.1−35%

35Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2422.1+9%

36Park County, MTMT18,2142.1−33%

37Teton County, MTMT6,4962.1−19%

38Big Horn County, MTMT12,7522.1−2%

39Blaine County, MTMT6,8602.2+2%

40Sanders County, MTMT14,0622.3−33%

41Broadwater County, MTMT8,4932.3−11%

42Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7622.3−31%

43Lincoln County, MTMT22,3282.3−22%

44Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3312.3−17%

45Glacier County, MTMT13,4632.4+11%

46Stillwater County, MTMT9,4452.4−9%

47Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6922.4−9%

48Carbon County, MTMT11,4662.5−27%

49Cascade County, MTMT85,0292.5−7%

50Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0432.6−12%

51Flathead County, MTMT115,4292.7−23%

52Madison County, MTMT10,0262.7−31%

53Missoula County, MTMT123,5132.8−25%

54Ravalli County, MTMT48,5822.9−31%

55Gallatin County, MTMT128,7403.0−18%

56Lake County, MTMT33,3923.1−26%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES