Montana Senior Housing & Health Data

Montana has 236 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 7,395 elderly units, of which 198 are rural and 183 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 236
  • Total elderly units: 7,395
  • HUD Section 202: 56 properties (3,650 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 123 properties (2,149 units)
  • Rural properties: 198 across 56 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 183 (5,569 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 217,665; est. living alone: 71,117
  • Average RHTP risk score: 43.4

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Montana?

Montana has 236 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 7,395 elderly units.

How many seniors in Montana live alone?

An estimated 71,117 adults age 65+ in Montana live alone, out of a 65+ population of 217,665 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Montana counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Montana data come from?

HUD Multifamily and Section 202 property records, USDA Rural Development Section 515 property data, HRSA health professional shortage area designations, CDC BRFSS and PLACES health indicators, HHS emPOWER electricity-dependent Medicare counts, and CMS Medicare/D-SNP enrollment files. No figures are estimated or synthesized beyond the documented methodology.

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Data sources: HUD Section 202, USDA Rural Development, HRSA HPSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot generated 2026-08-04. Markdown version: /data/state/MT.md