The story of this market
The typical home in Cascade County, Montana sells for about $329,239, or $212 per square foot.
Prices are up +10.81% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 78 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 195% since 2000. Last year 10 of 21 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is winter weather, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,308 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,308 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+19.7%). Worst: 2010 (-1.9%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.9%
MT · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,811
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 21 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
67
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $56,187,693.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
81.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3740 | 2119 | 81.8% | 6.6% | $185,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Cascade County, Montana
The Cascade County housing market shows moderate price appreciation with a median price of $329,239. Inventory levels remain constrained, and the market is supported by a stable agricultural-based economy.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 61 days on market with 3.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 77.82% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Sep 15, 2026.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
The local economy is significantly supported by the agricultural sector, with market value of products sold exceeding $107 million.
The economy is anchored by agriculture, which serves as a major industry and contributor to the county's economic output.
- Electric City Water Park4.111.3 mi
- Flippin' Family Fun4.215.4 mi
- Sip 'n Dip Lounge (1962)4.411.9 mi
- Montana ExpoPark4.311 mi
- The Wild Hare4.311.8 mi
- Black Eagle Community Center4.313.4 mi
- Four Seasons Arena4.311 mi
- Giant Springs State Park4.815.5 mi
- C. M. Russell Museum4.712.4 mi
- The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center4.815.1 mi
- First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park4.71.2 mi
- Gibson Park4.611.6 mi
- C. M. Russell Museum4.712.4 mi
- The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center4.815.1 mi
- Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art4.612.5 mi
- Malmstrom Museum and Air Park4.416.3 mi
- The History Museum4.511.4 mi
- Giant Springs State Park4.815.5 mi
- First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park4.71.2 mi
- Gibson Park4.611.6 mi
- Wadsworth Park4.38 mi
- West Bank Park4.611.2 mi
- Anaconda Hills Golf Course4.313.6 mi
- Eagle Falls Golf Club3.913.9 mi
- Hickory Swing Golf Course4.610.2 mi
- Smith's4.39.6 mi
- Albertsons4.313 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.311.3 mi
- Albertsons4.411.5 mi
- Ross Dress for Less412.2 mi
- Great Falls International Airport4.58.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from Wikipedia census summary.
applies when — Property owned by the state or other exempt entities held by a private party under a contract of sale
The property is assessed and taxed to the private holder as if they held legal title, without deduction for unpaid purchase price.
MCA 15-24-1202
Property is valued by the Department of Revenue; tax is calculated by applying the state-determined tax rate to the taxable value (Market Value x Tax Rate). Homestead and long-term rental reduced tax rates are available via enrollment.
Montana Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division
applies when — Residential property on a parcel exceeding 40 acres
Requires judicial foreclosure through a sheriff's sale; includes a 1-year right of redemption during which the borrower may remain in the residence.
MCA 71-1-224
applies when — Residential property on a parcel of 40 acres or less
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure via trustee sale; no right of redemption exists for the borrower after the sale; deficiency judgments are prohibited.
MCA 71-1-315; Montana Small Tract Financing Act
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.