MT area data
Plains, MT
Plains, MT.
Population: 4,360 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $468,045
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +15.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +46.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +166.4%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $468,045
- House Price Index
- 724.8 (-1.8% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 11
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
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, iceStorm, landslide, wildfire
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 44.0°F
- Average high
- 57.0°F
- Average low
- 31.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 38.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 263
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Thompson Falls Airport (THM) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +239 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,995
- Median annual property tax
- $2,045
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,686
- Average weekly wage
- $798
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
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