Name: East Missoula, MT statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to East Missoula

Missoula County gains about 4.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,011

Moved out5,600

Net+411

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ravalli County, MT464576−112

Flathead County, MT233232+1

Lake County, MT184245−61

Lewis and Clark County, MT203179+24

Gallatin County, MT205175+30

Yellowstone County, MT1551550

Cascade County, MT125150−25

King County, WA126

Within Montana, other states or abroad

Arrivals

36%63%

Leavers

41%58%

Within MontanaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$62K

Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Missoula County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 14.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Missoula County report $62,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $42,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,050 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,494 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $358,500.
Getting to work: 23 minutes each way on average; 17.4% work from home; 1.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Sheridan, WY matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
14.0%
144% above the median place
Moved from another state1
4.3%
119% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$58,770
16% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	East Missoula	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	14.0%	144% above
Moved from another state1County figure	4.3%	119% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	4.2	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$62,052	12% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$58,770	16% below

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 6.2x, 64% above the median place.

East Missoula21.9%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$42,000

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

21.9%

7% above the median place

Home price to income

6.2x

64% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

22%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$46,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in East Missoula, $1,050 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like East Missoula, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Decatur, TX	16.8% vs 21.9%	$14,400	Compare
Franklin, VA	18.7% vs 21.9%	n/a	Compare
Dade City, FL	18.2% vs 21.9%	$13,500	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
39.5%
22% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,494
20% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.8%
14% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	East Missoula	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,050	23% below
Rent to income1	21.9%	7% above
Property tax rate1	0.8%	14% below
Home price to income1	6.2x	64% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	96.4	4% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,690	5% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$110,100	3% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,801	14% below
Median home value1	$358,500	12% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	1.7%	46% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	68.6%	33% above
Homeownership1	67.7%	2% above
Renters paying 30%+1	39.5%	22% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,494	20% below
Vacant homes1County figure	7.5%	6% above
Median year built1	1979	0% above

Work and pay

Median household income is $57,500, 28% below the median place.

Median household income1
$57,500
28% below the median place
Poverty rate1
7.3%
32% below the median place
Works from home1
17.4%
39% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	East Missoula	Vs median
Median household income1	$57,500	28% below
Income per person1	$34,999	13% below
Unemployment1County figure	3.7%	24% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$63,053	4% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	5.8%	57% above
Jobs6County figure	65,880	56% below
Poverty rate1	7.3%	32% below
Mean commute1	23 min	8% below
Works from home1	17.4%	39% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.1%	33% above

Who lives here

Household size is 2.2, 14% below the median place.

Household size1
2.2
14% below the median place
No health insurance1
10.8%
69% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.5%
2% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age40.3 +3%

High school or higher90.8% −2%

Bachelor's or higher31.2% −3%

All 8 people measures

Measure	East Missoula	Vs median
Population1	2,099	6646th largest
Median age1	40.3	3% above
Bachelor's or higher1	31.2%	3% below
High school or higher1	90.8%	2% below
Household size1	2.2	14% below
Born abroad1County figure	2.9%	67% below
No health insurance1	10.8%	69% above
Homes with broadband1	94.5%	2% above

Life in East Missoula

91 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents19.1 +87%

Playgrounds per 10k19.1 2.0×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k19.1 +71%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.0 62.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.9 +25%

Shops45.0 +49%

Arts, recreation and fitness10.2 2.5×

Doctors' offices and clinics34.6 +71%

Child care centers5.9 2.6×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
5.9
157% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
10.2
149% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
45.0
49% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	East Missoula	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	47	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	14,099	188% above
Students per teacher11County figure	15.1	2% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	25.9	25% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	45.0	49% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	10.2	149% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	34.6	71% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	5.9	157% above
Parks per 10k9	19.1	87% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	19.1	103% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	19.1	71% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	13.0	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	91	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 42°F, 24% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East Missoula. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature12
42°F
24% below the median place
Tornado risk13
10.2
88% below the median place
July average high12
78°F
10% below the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	East Missoula	Vs median
July average high12County figure	78°F	10% below
January average low12County figure	17°F	31% below
Average temperature12County figure	42°F	24% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	29.7 in	32% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	77.0	17% below
Tornado risk13County figure	10.2	88% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	95.8	56% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	53.5	41% below
Median air quality index14County figure	38	12% below
Good air days14County figure	81.6%	19% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 16.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 8.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 64.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$46,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 15% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.5 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 30% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

East Missoula in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,050/mo (2024)	$1,330/mo	$1,090 to $1,620/mo	+4.0%
Median household income	$57,500 (2024)	$72,000	$61,000 to $85,500	+3.9%
Median home value	$358,500 (2024)	$524,000	$381,000 to $722,000	+6.5%

The median home would be worth 7.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like East Missoula

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Sheridan, WY	$936	$62,867	Compare
Kerrville, TX	$1,086	$62,102	Compare
Eureka, CA	$1,195	$57,662	Compare
Alexandria, MN	$934	$61,374	Compare

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Common questions

Is East Missoula a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $46,400 a year left, less than in 83% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 13 Montana places. The median home is worth 6.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 25 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East Missoula expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $358,500.

What salary do you need to live in East Missoula?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East Missoula?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Sheridan, WY, Kerrville, TX, Eureka, CA and Alexandria, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “East Missoula, Montana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-missoula-montana/

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