Montana
Montana: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Montana at a glance
Rolled up from the 19 regions inside Montana on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Montana, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-10 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings (CBSA) ↗ | 464,950 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Missoula County ↗ | 725,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Bozeman (CBSA) ↗ | 915,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Great Falls (CBSA) ↗ | 429,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Helena (CBSA) ↗ | 585,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Flathead County (Kalispell) ↗ | 849,800 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
Largest companies in Montana
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
Worth knowing
- 2024-11Gianforte was re-elected governor on November 5, 2024, beating Democrat Ryan Busse by about 20 points (his 2020 margin was 13). Montana elects its governor in presidential years, so there was no governor race on November 3, 2026; the next one is in 2028. ↗
- 2025-11Gianforte is the first Republican elected governor of Montana twice since Marc Racicot (1996), and has chaired the Republican Governors Association since November 18, 2025. ↗
- 2024Montana had 13.7 million tourist visits in 2024, the most ever; tourism is the state's fastest-growing sector. ↗
- 2025Glacier Bancorp, headquartered in Kalispell, reported total assets of about US$32.0 billion and net income of US$239 million in 2025. ↗
- 2026-10In October 2026, Bozeman's median listing price (US$915,000) was nearly double Billings' (US$464,950). ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- Spanish15,028 · 1.4%
- German or other West Germanic languages7,814 · 0.7%
- Other and unspecified languages7,423 · 0.7%
- Other Indo-European languages2,480 · 0.2%
Largest places in Montana
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Billings, Montana full117,116
- 2.Missoula, Montana full73,489
- 3.Bozeman, Montana full53,293
- 4.Butte, Montana34,494
- 5.Helena, Montana full32,091
- 6.Havre, Montana full9,362
- 7.Miles City, Montana full8,354
- 8.Whitefish, Montana7,751
- 9.Polson, Montana5,148
- 10.Bigfork, Montana5,118
- 11.Glendive, Montana full4,831
- 12.Big Sky, Montana3,591
- 13.Eureka, Montana1,380
- 14.Ennis, Montana917
- 15.St. Regis, Montana313
Inside Montana
19 regions have Montana as their parent.
- Big Sky, Montana
- Bigfork, Montana
- Billings, Montana
- Bozeman, Montana
- Butte, Montana
- Ennis, Montana
- Eureka, Montana
- Fort Peck, Montana
- Glendive, Montana
- Great Falls, Montana region
- Havre, Montana
- Helena, Montana
- Kalispell, Montana
- Miles City, Montana
- Missoula, Montana
- Polson, Montana
- St. Regis, Montana town
- Virginia City, MT
- Whitefish, Montana
Companies based in Montana
33 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Montana. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Montana are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.