Petroleum County, Montana Housing Market Prices

Petroleum County Home Prices and Rent at a Glance

The median home price (often called the average home price), rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics for this housing market.

  • Median home price
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  • Median rent 26% below the Montana median
    $799

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Housing Market Overview

Metric Petroleum County Montana Avg US Average
Median Home Price — $249,140 $248,835
Price Trend (Annual %) — 3.8% 7.5%
Median Gross Rent $799 $1,081 $1,407
Rent Trend (Annual %) 8.0% 5.0% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %) — — —

Rent is about 26% lower than the Montana average.

Affordability

Metric Petroleum County Montana Avg US Average
Median Home Price — $249,140 $248,835
Median Household Income $60,208 $72,476 $80,455
Price-to-Income Ratio — 3.4 3.1

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Petroleum County Montana Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 51.8% 60.1% 58.5%
Rental Rate 19.3% 26.8% 31.2%
Vacancy Rate 28.9% 13.2% 10.2%
Median Tenure (years) 19.0 15.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2007 2011 2011

Petroleum County has a homeownership rate of 51.8%, lower than the Montana average of 60.1%. Its housing vacancy rate is 28.9%, compared with 13.2% in Montana.

Housing Stock

Metric Petroleum County Montana Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.02 people 2.37 people 2.53 people
Median Structure Built Year 1983 1981 1978
Median Number of Rooms 5.5 5.6 5.5

The typical housing unit in Petroleum County was built around 1983. On average, 2.0 people live in a home with about 5.5 rooms, staying for about 19.0 years on average.

Petroleum County, MT Housing Compared With Nearby Counties

Petroleum County, MT is the smallest of the 4 counties compared here, 447 residents against a local median of 11,687. Petroleum County, MT's median rent, at $799, runs 29% below the $1,130 typical of the counties around it.

The counties themselves spread $184 on median rent, so Petroleum County, MT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Petroleum County, MT has the 4th highest median rent of the 4 areas compared here.

Area Population Median home price Median rent Homeownership
Petroleum County, MT 447 — $799 #4/4 72.9% #2/4
Musselshell County, MT 5,152 $450,000 $1,137 85.1%
Fergus County, MT 11,687 $162,717 $953 63.4%
Yellowstone County, MT 168,956 $232,715 $1,130 69.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the housing market in Petroleum County, Montana.

What is the median rent in Petroleum County, Montana?

The median gross rent in Petroleum County, Montana is $799 per month, lower than the Montana average of $1,081.

What was the median gross rent in Petroleum County in 2020?

In 2020, the median gross rent in Petroleum County, Montana was $477 per month.

What is the homeownership rate in Petroleum County, Montana?

51.8% of households in Petroleum County, Montana own their home, lower than the Montana average of 60.1%.

What is the vacancy rate in Petroleum County, Montana?

The housing vacancy rate in Petroleum County, Montana is 28.9%, higher than the Montana average of 13.2%.

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