Rosebud County, MT housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 70
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Home Value
$235,637
+3.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
70
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
85 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
90%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$248
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 90% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 57% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+60% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $61k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,144 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $248 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.1% (80% range; middle estimate +4.2%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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ZIP codes in Rosebud County, MT
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 59043 | – | – | – |
| Forsyth, MT 59327 | $235.8K | +5.9% | 19 |
| Colstrip, MT 59323 | $236.4K | +0.2% | 71 |
| Rosebud, MT 59347 | – | – | 5 |
| Melstone, MT 59054 | – | – | 77 |
| ZIP 59012 | – | – | – |
| Ingomar, MT 59039 | – | – | 65 |
| ZIP 59333 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 59083 | – | – | – |