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Home values, rents and more in Polson, MT

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$574,000
Montana: $467,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.5%
Montana: +2.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,635/mo
Montana: $1,698 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
5,428
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$53,418
Montana: $72,509 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Polson, MT, shaded by typical home valuePolson
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ZIP codes around Polson, MT, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Polson is outlined.

How Polson compares

The typical home in Polson, MT is worth about $574,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Polson are 23% above the typical value in Montana ($467,000) and 1.6 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Polson rose 1.5%, compared with +2.0% in Montana and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,635 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% below Montana ($1,698) and 15% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $53,418, against $72,509 in Montana and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 5,428 people live in Polson (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Polson has the 36th-highest typical home value of the 199 cities in Montana with Zillow figures.

Part of: Lake County, MT · 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.

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