Section 8 Housing in Montana
7,059 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 4 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Montana.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Montana?
In most of the state, yes. Montana has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Montana can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for Montana
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for Montana ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in MontanaExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in MontanaMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
All Section 8 markets in Montana
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Section 8 by county in Montana
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Lewis and Clark County4,870 vouchers
- Missoula County1,121 vouchers
- Yellowstone County803 vouchers
- Silver Bow County509 vouchers
- Cascade County265 vouchers
- Richland County103 vouchers
- Lake County39 vouchers
- Flathead County19 vouchers
- Beaverhead County
- Big Horn County
- Blaine County
- Broadwater County
- Carbon County
- Carter County
- Chouteau County
- Custer County
- Daniels County
- Dawson County
- Deer Lodge County
- Fallon County
- Fergus County
- Gallatin County
- Garfield County
- Glacier County
- Golden Valley County
- Granite County
- Hill County
- Jefferson County
- Judith Basin County
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCone County
- Meagher County
- Mineral County
- Musselshell County
- Park County
- Petroleum County
- Phillips County
- Pondera County
- Powder River County
- Powell County
- Prairie County
- Ravalli County
- Roosevelt County
- Rosebud County
- Sanders County
- Sheridan County
- Stillwater County
- Sweet Grass County
- Teton County
- Toole County
- Treasure County
- Valley County
- Wheatland County
- Wibaux County
Section 8 in Montana: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Montana?
- In most of the state, yes. Montana has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Montana can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in Montana?
- HUD data shows about 7,059 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 4 Montana markets we track, administered by 12 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in Montana?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of Montana's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in Montana
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.