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46.84° N · 113.83° W · GEOID 3075175

Turah

Missoula County, Montana · part of the Missoula, MT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MontanaTurah, MTTurahTurah

The short answer

Turah is home to 543 people. Median household income is $130,417 a year and median rent is $940 a month, 8.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $470,400, about 3.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$940
31% below the median place
Median household income
$130,417
62% above the median place
Median home value
$470,400
47% above the median place
Unemployment
3.7%
24% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Turah

  • The median rent takes only 8.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 27 Montana places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 26 Montana places.
  • Households average 3.42 people, larger than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 27 Montana places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,293 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 27 Montana places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $123,100 a year left, more than in 88% of places its size. It is the highest of 13 Montana places.
01

Moving to Turah

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

Within Montana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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
8.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
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
$37,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $940 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,233 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $470,400.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 14.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
St. John, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
8.2%
43% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$58,770
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTurahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.2%43% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$62,05212% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$58,77016% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Turah8.6%
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
$37,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
8.6%
58% below the median place
Home price to income
3.6x
5% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$122,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
86.2%
30% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureTurahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$94031% below
Rent to income18.6%58% below
Property tax rate10.8%9% below
Home price to income13.6x5% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.44% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6905% above
HUD area median income4County figure$110,1003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,88719% above
Median home value1$470,40047% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.7%46% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure68.6%33% above
Homeownership186.2%30% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,23319% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119971% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$130,417
62% above the median place
Income per person1
$55,608
39% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTurahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$130,41762% above
Income per person1$55,60839% above
Unemployment1County figure3.7%24% below
Average annual pay6County figure$63,0534% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.8%57% above
Jobs6County figure65,88056% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.1%6% below
Mean commute125 min1% below
Works from home1County figure14.6%17% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Household size1
3.4
37% above the median place
Median age1
42.1
8% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureTurahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15436646th largest
Median age142.18% above
Bachelor's or higher137.9%18% above
High school or higher194.3%2% above
Household size13.437% above
Born abroad1County figure2.9%67% below
No health insurance1County figure6.1%5% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Turah

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

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 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureTurahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure47above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure14,099188% above
Students per teacher10County figure15.12% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure25.925% above
Shops per 10k8County figure45.049% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure10.2149% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure34.671% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure5.9157% above
National Register listings9County figure91above (median 13)
06

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 Turah. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature11
42°F
24% below the median place
Tornado risk12
10.2
88% below the median place
July average high11
78°F
10% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureTurahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure78°F10% below
January average low11County figure17°F31% below
Average temperature11County figure42°F24% below
Annual precipitation11County figure29.7 in32% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure77.017% below
Tornado risk12County figure10.288% below
Wildfire risk12County figure95.856% above
Heat wave risk12County figure53.541% below
Median air quality index13County figure3812% below
Good air days13County figure81.6%19% above
08

Turah in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$130,417 (2024)$165,000$139,500 to $195,000+4.0%
Median home value$470,400 (2024)$669,000$486,000 to $922,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

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

09

Places like Turah

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

PlaceRentIncome
St. John, IN$989$131,467Compare
Holbrook, MA$1,094$115,210Compare
Ham Lake, MN$1,173$120,135Compare
Milltown, NJ$1,204$140,960Compare
Milltown, NJHam Lake, MNHolbrook, MASt. John, INTurah, MTTurahSt. JohnHolbrookHam LakeTurahSt. JohnHolbrookHam Lake

Common questions

Is Turah a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 8.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 27 Montana places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 26 Montana places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Turah expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 8.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $470,400.

What salary do you need to live in Turah?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Turah?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are St. John, IN, Holbrook, MA, Ham Lake, MN and Milltown, NJ.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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).

What stands out compares Turah with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Turah itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/turah-montana

Citytistics. “Turah, Montana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/turah-montana/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.