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Sanders County, MT Housing Market Brief

county · MT · score computed October 2026

Buyer's

What is Sanders County, MT’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum27%
●85
Inventory Health—No data
—
Affordability27%
●3
Economic Strength27%
●33
Rental Yield20%
●2

Where is Sanders County, MT in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Sanders County, MT is classified as Recovering — turning back up after a downturn. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Sanders County, MT?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Sanders County, MT housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$517K▼ -13.7%Redfin
Median Days on Market85 days▼ -26.7%Redfin
Months of Supply8.3▼ -45.7%Redfin
Homes for Sale120▼ -13%Redfin
Homes Sold14▲ +55.6%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$303▲ +9.3%Redfin

How has Sanders County, MT’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 33
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Sanders County, MT a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Sanders County, MT is classified as a Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 33 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — price, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Sanders County, MT?

The median sale price in Sanders County, MT is $517K, having fallen 13.7% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Sanders County, MT?

Sanders County, MT scores 3 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Sanders County, MT's Alpha Score?

Sanders County, MT's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (85/100) and its weakest is Rental Yield (2/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

Want the live, interactive view of Sanders County, MT? Open the full market dashboard — charts, ZIP-level drill-down, and watchlist tracking. Explore the map or read the methodology.