Great Falls, MT 59404 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 23
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Home Value
$391,878
+3.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
23
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
48 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
84.0%
May 2023
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,622/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$145
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 52% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−26% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (23/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 16.0% below their final list price (as of May 2023); 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $98k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,701 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $823/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $145 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.5% to +11.8% (80% range; middle estimate +4.7%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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Other ZIP codes in Cascade County, MT
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls, MT 59405 | $329.6K | +3.1% | 20 |
| Great Falls, MT 59401 | $290.1K | +2.9% | 25 |
| Cascade, MT 59421 | $404.6K | +3.7% | 62 |
| Belt, MT 59412 | $405K | +3.1% | 59 |
| Vaughn, MT 59487 | $368.9K | +4.4% | 45 |
| Black Eagle, MT 59414 | $244.8K | +2.4% | 42 |
| Cascade, MT 59485 | $454.8K | +7.5% | 90 |
| Fort Shaw, MT 59443 | $499.2K | +4.4% | 3 |
| Sand Coulee, MT 59472 | $291.6K | +5.1% | 3 |
| Fairfield, MT 59477 | $371K | +3.2% | 42 |
| Stockett, MT 59480 | $359.7K | +6.8% | 49 |
| Sun River, MT 59483 | $452K | +2.6% | 25 |
| Monarch, MT 59463 | $336.5K | −0.1% | 55 |
| Neihart, MT 59465 | $264.2K | +4.2% | 99 |