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Living here
Average rent in Whitefish
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Whitefish compares with Montana and the US.
Median rent
$1,313/mo
3% below US
1 bedroom
$871/mo
26% below US
2 bedrooms
$1,454/mo
9% above US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
61%
US 50%
Renter households
1,642
Rent by number of bedrooms
Studio$769a month35% below USIncome needed: $30,760/yr
1 bedroom$871a month26% below USIncome needed: $34,840/yr
2 bedrooms$1,454a month9% above USIncome needed: $58,160/yr
3 bedrooms$1,628a month9% above USIncome needed: $65,120/yr
4 bedrooms$1,940a month4% above USIncome needed: $77,600/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Whitefish compares
- Whitefish$769
- Montana$720
- United States$1,185
- Whitefish$871
- Montana$804
- United States$1,180
- Whitefish$1,454
- Montana$1,039
- United States$1,338
- Whitefish$1,628
- Montana$1,306
- United States$1,500
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,454 a month.
- Studio $769
- 1 bedroom $871
- 2 bedrooms $1,454
- 3 bedrooms $1,628
- 4 bedrooms $1,940
Green means the median Whitefish rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
61% of Whitefish renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 31% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 32.5% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
HUD fair market rents
Studio$1,277
1 bedroom$1,286
2 bedrooms$1,682
3 bedrooms$2,263
4 bedrooms$2,626
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Flathead County, MT are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
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Questions
What is the average rent in Whitefish?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,313 a month, 27% above the Montana median and 3% below the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Whitefish?
The median one-bedroom rents for $871 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Whitefish?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,454 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Whitefish?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,454) takes a household income of about $58,160 a year, and a one-bedroom about $34,840.
Is rent affordable in Whitefish?
About 61% of Whitefish renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 31% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.