Home values, rents and more in Helena, MT
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Helena compares
The typical home in Helena, MT is worth about $478,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Helena are about the same as the typical value in the Helena metro area ($473,000) and 31% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Helena rose 2.9%, compared with +3.0% in the Helena metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,630 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Helena metro area ($1,646) and 16% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $71,036, against $78,528 in the Helena metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 33,639 people live in Helena (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Helena has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 12 cities in the Helena metro area and the 67th-highest of 199 in Montana with Zillow figures.
Part of: Lewis and Clark County, MT · Helena metro area · Montana
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.