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Gallatin Gateway, MT Housing Affordability Index

Gallatin Gateway, Montana has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 69.9 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 211th most affordable of 217 scored Montana cities, compared with 92.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $814,400 home with 20% down, the Montana average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $4,447, or 65% of the city’s $82,500 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Gallatin Gateway is updated every night from live Montana mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Gallatin Gateway MBR-HAI 69.9 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in Montana 211 of 217 1 = most affordable
Montana 92.8 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.26% Montana lenders
Median home value $814,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Gallatin Gateway is 22.8 points below the Montana score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Montana index

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What It Takes to Buy in Gallatin Gateway

$4,447/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$190,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$82,500
Median Household Income
Montana: $72,509
9.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Montana: 5.2x
$1,348/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,452/yr
Median Property Tax
0.42% of median value
40.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
40.6%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Gallatin Gateway, Montana. The rate is the Montana average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Gallatin Gateway Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Gallatin Gateway, Montana score: 69.9 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 211 of 217 Montana cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/montana/gallatin-gateway”