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Home Insurance Costs by County in Montana (2024)

The average homeowners insurance premium in Montana was $2,368 per year in 2024, across 41 of 56 counties. Deer Lodge was the cheapest at $1,732, and Fallon the most expensive at $3,012, based on mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).

Data updated 2024 - Source: Keys-Mulder escrow dataset (NBER WP 32579)

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$2,368

Montana county average (2024)

41 of 56

Counties with data

$3,012

Highest: Fallon

$1,732

Lowest: Deer Lodge

Montana counties by home insurance cost

All 41 natively covered Montana counties, most expensive first (Escrow 2024). Click a column header to re-sort. “% of home value” is the annual premium divided by the county median home value.

Montana counties ranked by homeowners insurance premium
1Fallon$3,012+30%1.50%
2Musselshell$2,991+29%1.24%
3Yellowstone$2,914+26%0.72%
4Stillwater$2,906+26%0.58%
5Gallatin$2,836+23%0.40%
6Rosebud$2,825+22%1.21%
7Sheridan$2,799+21%1.49%
8Richland$2,740+19%0.96%
9Custer$2,705+17%1.06%
10Carbon$2,678+16%0.51%
11Jefferson$2,611+13%0.49%
12Madison$2,462+7%0.33%
13Valley$2,460+6%1.24%
14Lewis and Clark$2,421+5%0.51%
15Park$2,399+4%0.39%
16Broadwater$2,395+4%0.45%
17Mineral$2,391+3%0.60%
18Sweet Grass$2,371+3%0.48%
19Ravalli$2,370+3%0.39%
20Dawson$2,3200%1.12%
21Phillips$2,3110%1.00%
22Big Horn$2,281-1%1.00%
23Hill$2,258-2%0.95%
24Glacier$2,249-3%1.34%
25Chouteau$2,242-3%0.70%
26Granite$2,235-3%0.47%
27Missoula$2,232-3%0.38%
28Teton$2,212-4%0.61%
29Lake$2,200-5%0.36%
30Cascade$2,196-5%0.64%
31Lincoln$2,183-6%0.50%
32Sanders$2,177-6%0.47%
33Fergus$2,162-6%0.70%
34Beaverhead$2,050-11%0.50%
35Powell$2,034-12%0.60%
36Blaine$2,032-12%0.91%
37Flathead$1,966-15%0.30%
38Pondera$1,949-16%0.72%
39Silver Bow$1,908-17%0.65%
40Toole$1,858-20%0.98%
41Deer Lodge$1,732-25%0.58%
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Methodology

Each county figure is the median annual homeowners insurance payment for owner-occupied homes with a mortgage escrow account, from data compiled by Benjamin Keys and Philip Mulder in NBER Working Paper 32579 (premiums through 2024). The Montana average is a simple mean of the covered counties.

Escrow data reflects mortgaged, owner-occupied homes, so a few counties can be absent, and we publish only counties with a natively measured value. For the full methodology and the national picture, see the national home insurance by county report.

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Suggested citation

HearthMap, "Homeowners Insurance Costs by County in Montana (2024)," https://hearthmap.app/home-insurance-by-county/montana. Based on Keys and Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579.

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Home insurance in Montana: frequently asked questions

What is the average cost of homeowners insurance in Montana?
The average homeowners insurance premium in Montana was $2,368 per year in 2024, a simple mean across the 41 counties with mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).
Which Montana county has the cheapest home insurance?
Deer Lodge had the lowest average homeowners insurance premium in Montana at $1,732 per year in 2024.
Which Montana county has the most expensive home insurance?
Fallon had the highest average homeowners insurance premium in Montana at $3,012 per year in 2024.
How many Montana counties are in this dataset?
41 of 56 Montana counties have a natively measured premium from mortgage-escrow data. Counties without enough escrowed mortgages are not shown.

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