Fort Benton, MT 59442 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 44
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Home Value
$298,157
+9.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
44
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
109 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
40%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$173
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 40% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 49% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−13% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (44/100; U.S.: 54): 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,036 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $173 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.1% to +12.2% (80% range; middle estimate +5.2%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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