48Alpha

Richland County, MT Housing Market Brief

county · MT · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Richland 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%
●81
Inventory Health—No data
—
Affordability27%
●26
Economic Strength27%
●62
Rental Yield20%
●16

Where is Richland County, MT in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Richland County, MT is classified as Declining — cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Richland 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.

Richland County, MT housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$329K▲ +29.1%Redfin
Median Days on Market98 days▲ +104.2%Redfin
Months of Supply6.2▲ +55%Redfin
Homes for Sale6▲ +50%Redfin
Homes Sold10%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$135▼ -40.7%Redfin

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

Now: 48
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Richland County, MT is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 48 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 Richland County, MT?

The median sale price in Richland County, MT is $329K, having risen 29.1% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Richland County, MT?

Richland County, MT scores 26 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Richland County, MT's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (81/100) and its weakest is Rental Yield (16/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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