The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 59487 sells for about $325,000, or $215 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 68 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $955 a month.
ZIP 59487 — Vaughn
The market in 59487 is characterized by low inventory and limited sales activity, typical of a rural Montana ZIP code. Most specific market metrics such as historical price trajectories and detailed utility providers are not published at the ZCTA level. The area remains stable with a high owner-occupancy rate and modest income levels.
Median prices moved up 4.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 68 days on market with 6.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.7% · poverty 16.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 59487, Cascade County MT
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Montana) — Taxable Interests in Exempt Property: The property is assessed and taxed to the private holder as if they held legal title, without deduction for unpaid purchase price. State (Montana) — Residential Property Tax Assessment: 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.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA-level tables.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.