ZIP 59601 · Helena, Montana

Population

31,728 people call ZIP 59601 home.

31,728

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 45% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$1,046

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

Room to build

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

$1,179–$1,768

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,046 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.

• 82% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.9% to the 15,872 homes here.

58–297

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 3% more than Montana's.

$386,500

median home value in ZIP 59601.

• $386,500 ZIP 59601
• $375,800 Montana
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year