Outlook, Montana

Population

Down 3.5% since 2020.

83

people, the 123rd-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

8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

80.0%

of 5 jobs located in Outlook are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $264.

A $264 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Sheridan County.

• $730 Tract 902
• $994 Tract 904

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

63% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 63% 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

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

0

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 67% less than Montana's.

$125,000

median home value in Outlook.

• $125,000 Outlook
• $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