The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 59728 sells for about $319,631, or $133 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 45 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $775 a month.
ZIP 59728 — Elliston
The housing market in ZIP 59728 shows stable, modest growth with low inventory levels typical of rural Montana markets. Prices have appreciated slightly year-over-year, supported by consistent demand and limited supply. Market activity remains balanced with moderate days on market and stable sale-to-list ratios.
Median prices moved up 2.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 45 days on market with 3.2 months of supply — a fast-moving 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 5.8% · poverty 8.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.8%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.8%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
net influx — more people moved in than out
ZCTA 59728, Madison County MT
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA-level tables.
- Broadwater Hot Springs & Fitness4.317.6 mi
- Old Montana Prison & Auto Museum Complex4.715.2 mi
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site4.714.8 mi
- Archie Bray Foundation4.819.5 mi
- Montana Auto Museum4.915.3 mi
- Helena Regional Airport4.323.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.