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Montana · Census place 16600

Columbia Falls city, MT

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Columbia Falls city has 5,531 residents, ranking #22 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $65,313, the median home is worth $346,700 and median gross rent runs $1,003 a month.

Population
5,531Columbia Falls city residents
Median household income
$65,313Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$346,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,003Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
64.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Columbia Falls city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Columbia Falls city median would spend about 18.4% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 64.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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