Montana · Census place 06475
Big Timber city, MT
Quick answer
Big Timber city has 1,530 residents, ranking #72 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $63,514, the median home is worth $235,100 and median gross rent runs $1,009 a month.
- Population
- 1,530Big Timber city residents
- Median household income
- $63,514Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $235,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,009Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Timber city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Timber city median would spend about 19.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 71.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Montana.
- Helena West Side CDP 1,584
- Thompson Falls city 1,568
- Baker city 1,535
- Sun Prairie CDP 1,514
- Fort Benton city 1,470
- Chinook city 1,460
- West Yellowstone town 1,457
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