Montana · Census place 14200
Chester town, MT
Quick answer
Chester town has 704 residents, ranking #125 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $53,583, the median home is worth $156,900 and median gross rent runs $662 a month.
- Population
- 704Chester town residents
- Median household income
- $53,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $662Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chester town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chester town median would spend about 14.8% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 56.6% 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
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- Fairfield town 746
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