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Housing in Kerr

A typical Kerr home is worth roughly $558,000

Home prices around Kerr have risen about 72% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$558K
▼ 2.9% in a year · MT $376K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,450
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,859
MT $2,693

What kind of housing town is Kerr?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The homes

100% of Kerr households own their home

Half of Kerr’s homes were built before 1999.

Owners and renters
Own 100%

Montana: 69% own.

1999
typical home built · MT 1981
$3,859
median property tax bill · MT $2,693
4%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Kerr

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$292,000
Typical Kerr home $558K

That’s $267K short of a typical Kerr home.

The typical home, each month
$3,260
Loan $2,760Tax $330Insurance $160

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,450 a month here, $1,810 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Montana typical property tax (0.72% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 72% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Kerr rose 72% over the past 5 years, faster than across Montana (62%). Last year prices fell 2.9%.

Kerr areaMontana
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%+250%+300%200020052010201520202025
−2.9%
past year
+72%
past 5 years
+120%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Kerr, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,450

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,100
1 bedroom$1,110
2 bedrooms$1,450
3 bedrooms$1,870
4 bedrooms$2,000
0%
of households rent · MT 31%

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lake County, MT): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Kerr vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Kerr. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Kerr$558K*−2.9%†$1,450——
Polson$579K+1.3%$1,45058$53,418

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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