Hobson, Montana

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–1.0% to the 103 homes here.

0–1

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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Population

Growing. Up 7.3% since 2020.

191

people, the 106th-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
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

97.9%

of 95 jobs located in Hobson are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 9% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$538

a month. Montana's median is $1,081.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$598–$897

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $538 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
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 89% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–1.0% to the 103 homes here.

0–1

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
Home value

A median home costs 57% less than Montana's.

$161,300

median home value in Hobson.
- $161,300 Hobson
- $375,800 Montana
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Hobson, Montana

Hobson,
Montana.

Growing. Up 7.3% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 9% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–1.0% to the 103 homes here.

A median home costs 57% less than Montana's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 7.3% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 9% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–1.0% to the 103 homes here.

A median home costs 57% less than Montana's.

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