Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 3.0% since 2020.
9,709
people, the 9th-largest of Montana's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Montana's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
5 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
45.1%
of 3,306 jobs located in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 39% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$696
a month. Montana's median is $1,081.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $279.
A $279 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Deer Lodge County.
- $543 Tract 4
- $822 Tract 3
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$1,016–$1,524
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $696 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 90% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.6% to the 5,540 homes here.
11–33
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 38% less than Montana's.
$231,700
median home value in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County.
- $231,700 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
- $375,800 Montana
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year