Saco, Montana

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

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Units needed

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

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

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

159

people, the 113th-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

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

100.0%

of 24 jobs located in Saco are filled by in-commuters.

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

Median rent is down 27% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$367

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

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019 (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

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$321–$482

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $367 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

64% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 64% 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 80% less than Montana's.

$75,000

median home value in Saco.
- $75,000 Saco
- $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

Saco, Montana

Saco,
Montana.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is down 27% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

64% of the housing here was built before 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 80% less than Montana's.

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

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is down 27% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

64% of the housing here was built before 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 80% less than Montana's.

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