Housing in West Glendive

A typical West Glendive home is worth roughly $196,000

Home prices around West Glendive have risen about 24% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$196K

▼ 1.1% in a year · MT $472K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,350

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,938

MT $2,693

What kind of housing town is West Glendive?

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

Your money goes further58% below the Montana typical home.A high tax rateAbout 1.64% of a home’s value a year, vs 0.72% across Montana.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.6 years of income

Less than across Montana (6.5 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$194,000

Typical West Glendive home $196K

That’s $2K short of a typical West Glendive home.

The typical home, each month

$1,300

Loan $970Tax $270Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,350 a month here, $50 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Glendive$206K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, West Glendive’s typical property tax (1.64% 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 24% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around West Glendive rose 24% over the past 5 years, slower than across Montana (62%). Last year prices fell 1.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical West Glendive home at roughly $196,000 today.

West Glendive areaMontana

−1.1%

past year

+24%

past 5 years

+20%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $196K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around West Glendive, 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 $1,350

Renters already here pay a median of $778, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$990

1 bedroom$1,040

2 bedrooms$1,350

3 bedrooms$1,850

4 bedrooms$2,160

33%

of households rent · MT 31%

281

renter households

52%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MT 45%

29%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$778

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

67% of West Glendive households own their home

Half of West Glendive’s homes were built before 1973.

Owners and renters

Own 67%Rent 33%

Montana: 69% own.

1973

typical home built · MT 1981

$2,938

median property tax bill · MT $2,693

1.64%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MT 0.72%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

West Glendive vs. its neighbors

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

Glendive$206K West Glendive$196K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
West Glendive	$196K*	−1.1%†	$1,350	—	$54,922
Glendive	$206K	+6.9%	$1,350	0	$72,670

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.