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Property management companies in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area
The property management companies in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #125 of 180 scored small-town markets
#1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Montana
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $243.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,808 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 55
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,118
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Butte-Silver Bow area spend about $243.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,808 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 45% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.
There are 8 property management companies on map listings in the Butte-Silver Bow area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Butte-Silver Bow area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,927 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Butte-Silver Bow area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Butte-Silver Bow area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #125 of 180 scored small-town markets and #1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Montana.
How the Butte-Silver Bow 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.
| Measure | Butte-Silver Bow area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 55 | 61 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,927 | 1,354 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,808 | $17,303 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,754 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $747K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 residential and commercial property managers in the Butte-Silver Bow 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 Butte-Silver Bow area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,118+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,419
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,950
- Median home value
- $255,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,312
- Daytime population
- 35,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butte-Silver Bow, MT | 41 | 8 | 5.2 | 55 | +2.6% | #125 of 180 |
| 2Kalispell, MT | 39 | 43 | 9.7 | 32 | +10.1% | #131 of 180 |
Other business types in the Butte-Silver Bow area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 property management companies in the Butte-Silver Bow area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $243.7M a year, or $15,808 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 45% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,419 households in the Butte-Silver Bow area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Butte-Silver Bow area has 5.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 55, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Butte-Silver Bow area would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,927 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area growing?
Population estimates put the Butte-Silver Bow area at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. Median household income in the Butte-Silver Bow area is $61,754, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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 Butte-Silver Bow area scores 41 for property management companies (lower middle), #125 of 180 scored small-town markets.
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