The story of this market
The typical home in Park County, Montana sells for about $599,000, or $391 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 60 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 327% since 2000. Last year 3 of 5 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is avalanche, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,608 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,608 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+21.8%). Worst: 2010 (-7.5%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.9%
MT · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,209
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 5 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
100
Very High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $73,966,820.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
83.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 960 | 562 | 83.8% | 7.1% | $305,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Park County, Montana
Park County is currently experiencing a buyer's market with a median sale price of $599,000. High price-to-income ratios suggest significant affordability challenges for local residents, despite steady population growth driven by natural and recreational amenities.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 1.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 60 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
Reporting agencies in Park County recorded a violent crime rate of 596 per 100,000 residents in 2024, which is higher than most counties nationally. Property crime is reported at 1,325 per 100,000 residents.
The county has seen steady population growth driven by an abundance of natural resources and recreational amenities, with a diversified economic base including agriculture, logging, mining, and tourism.
The economy is supported by agriculture, logging, mining, utility providers, and a strong focus on art and recreation.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ACS 5-year 2019-2023 via MySidewalk economic profile.
applies when — Property owned by the state or other exempt entities held by a private party under a contract of sale
The property is assessed and taxed to the private holder as if they held legal title, without deduction for unpaid purchase price.
MCA 15-24-1202
Property is valued by the Department of Revenue; tax is calculated by applying the state-determined tax rate to the taxable value (Market Value x Tax Rate). Homestead and long-term rental reduced tax rates are available via enrollment.
Montana Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division
applies when — Residential property on a parcel exceeding 40 acres
Requires judicial foreclosure through a sheriff's sale; includes a 1-year right of redemption during which the borrower may remain in the residence.
MCA 71-1-224
applies when — Residential property on a parcel of 40 acres or less
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure via trustee sale; no right of redemption exists for the borrower after the sale; deficiency judgments are prohibited.
MCA 71-1-315; Montana Small Tract Financing Act
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.