MT area data
Choteau, MT
Choteau, MT.
Population: 2,938 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $310,693
- 1-year appreciation
- +6.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +16.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +45.7%
- 10-year appreciation
- +110.7%
- All-time peak (2026-06)
- $310,759
- House Price Index
- 724.8 (-1.8% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 4
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 95.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, coldWave, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 44.0°F
- Average high
- 55.0°F
- Average low
- 34.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 12.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 13
- Days with Good air quality
- 286
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Choteau Airport (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +19 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,968
- Median annual property tax
- $2,049
- Households with broadband internet
- 74.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,264
- Average weekly wage
- $851
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5
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