Rent Trends / MT
Rent Trends in Montana: 2015 to 2026
Rent prices for 12 cities in Montana, tracked yearly from 2015 to 2026 using Zillow's Observed Rent Index (ZORI). The average rent across tracked cities is $1,623, compared to $824 in 2015. The biggest increase was in Missoula (+90.0%).
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · January snapshots · Click any column header to sort
12 of 12 cities
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | $845 | $858 | $867 | $878 | $909 | $936 | $1,012 | $1,145 | $1,272 | $1,323 | $1,348 | $1,404 | +66.2% | |
| Missoula | $803 | $843 | $869 | $884 | $914 | $936 | $1,097 | $1,324 | $1,398 | $1,402 | $1,464 | $1,526 | +90.0% | |
| Bozeman | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,666 | $1,909 | $1,992 | $2,031 | $2,103 | $2,114 | +26.9% | |
| Great Falls | — | — | — | $801 | $824 | $831 | $913 | $1,030 | $1,234 | $1,206 | $1,298 | $1,352 | +68.8% | |
| Helena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,362 | $1,477 | $1,490 | +9.4% | |
| Kalispell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,884 | $1,897 | $1,950 | +3.5% | |
| Butte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,205 | $1,203 | $1,341 | +11.3% | |
| Belgrade | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,113 | $2,181 | $2,111 | -0.1% | |
| Whitefish | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,193 | $2,436 | +11.1% | |
| Laurel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,160 | +0.0% | |
| Livingston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,839 | +0.0% | |
| Miles City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $750 | +0.0% |