Montana · Census place 74575
Townsend city, MT
Quick answer
Townsend city has 2,232 residents, ranking #47 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $70,774, the median home is worth $212,800 and median gross rent runs $976 a month.
- Population
- 2,232Townsend city residents
- Median household income
- $70,774Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $212,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $976Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Townsend city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Townsend city median would spend about 16.5% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 69.7% 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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