Columbia Falls, MT 59913 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 53
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Home Value
$557,004
+2.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
53
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.1 months
Jul 2026
Days on Market
67 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
85%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
173%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$224
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 173% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−33% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (53/100; U.S.: 54): 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 85% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $125k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $224 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.6% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.6%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Other ZIP codes in Flathead County, MT
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell, MT 59901 | $560.6K | +1.4% | 95 |
| Columbia Falls, MT 59912 | $610.5K | +1.4% | 69 |
| Whitefish, MT 59937 | $877.5K | +1.4% | 58 |
| Lakeside, MT 59922 | $867K | +3.8% | 68 |
| Somers, MT 59932 | $720.6K | +2.4% | 93 |
| Proctor, MT 59920 | $691.5K | +3.6% | 99 |
| Marion, MT 59925 | $750.1K | +8.4% | 96 |
| West Glacier, MT 59936 | $791.6K | +6.5% | 4 |
| Hungry Horse, MT 59919 | $343.8K | −1.7% | 38 |
| Whitefish, MT 59927 | $559.2K | +0.4% | 34 |
| Martin City, MT 59926 | $504.9K | +3.1% | 67 |
| Essex, MT 59916 | $427K | +0.1% | 63 |
| Polebridge, MT 59928 | $587.5K | −0.2% | 19 |