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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Kalispell, MT area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Kalispell, MT area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #101 of 177 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Montana

Listings
23
5 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
26
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$773.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,477 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
86
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,429
+10.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Kalispell area. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Kalispell area comes to about $773.1M a year: $17,477 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 14% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Kalispell area was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 1,701 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Kalispell area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Kalispell area is 47 (lower middle), #101 of 177 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Montana.

How the Kalispell area compares

The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Kalispell, MT area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureKalispell areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.23.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)86141100
Households per official establishment1,7014,4554,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,477$17,303$16,661
Median household income$73,925$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score4759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26
Employees, 2023
136
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
235 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Kalispell area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Kalispell area

Population, 2025 estimate
115,429+10.1% since 2020
Households
44,233
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
5,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$73,925+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,728
Median home value
$535,500
Jobs located here
49,504
Daytime population
110,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Kalispell area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Kalispell, MT area?

The Kalispell area has 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in the Kalispell, MT area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $773.1M a year, or $17,477 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 14% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,233 households in the Kalispell area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kalispell, MT area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Kalispell area has 5.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 86, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Kalispell area would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,701 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is the Kalispell, MT area growing?

Population estimates put the Kalispell area at 115,429 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,233 households. The median household income in the Kalispell area is $73,925 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Kalispell area scores 47 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #101 of 177 scored small-town markets.

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