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Metro area · CBSA 13740

Billings

The Billings, MT metro area has 189,255 people. Median rent is $1,117, 17.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Yellowstone County at $1,432. Of the 9 places we track here, Red Lodge has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$77,194
Median home value
$355,200
Unemployment
3.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,432
HUD, Yellowstone County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Billings119,434$1,13818.5%
Laurel7,215$97417.1%
Lockwood7,181$1,13818.0%
Red Lodge2,502$71710.7%
Columbus2,003$94517.4%
Absarokee926$92714.4%
Bridger788$75321.1%
Park City764$1,25627.6%
Joliet613$71811.1%
MontanaJoliet, MTPark City, MTBridger, MTAbsarokee, MTColumbus, MTRed Lodge, MTLockwood, MTLaurel, MTBillings, MTBillingsLaurelRed LodgeBridgerBillingsLaurelRed LodgeBridger

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.