Poll: 3 in 4 Montanans concerned about being able to afford housing in near future
A "for sale" sign outside a home on Second Street West in Kalispell on Wednesday, Oct. 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Almost 3 in 4 Montanans were concerned about being able to afford housing in the state over the next five years, according to a Montana Free Press-Eagleton Poll.
According to the poll, 2 in 5 Montana households spent more than 30% of their income on rent or mortgage. That means roughly 40% of poll respondents self-identify as cost-burdened, a term defined by the U.S. Census Bureau to describe those whose housing costs exceed that threshold.
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