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Montana joins FAST-41, the federal fast lane for mine and energy permits
Billings Clinic and Logan Health are now One Sky Health
X-Sense XR0A-iR Makes Smart Radon Monitoring Accessible Through Lowe’s U.S. Stores
Kalispell planners look at tax-increment money for Parkline Trail connections
Gianforte proposes a 4.7% flat income tax in his last biennial budget
Squeez and Qentelli Partner to Scale the Next Layer of Loyalty Commerce
The Viano Quartet makes its Montana Chamber Music debut this week
Katie Zolnikov ousts Ler to become Montana’s first female House speaker

Montana joins FAST-41, the federal fast lane for mine and energy permits
Billings Clinic and Logan Health are now One Sky Health
X-Sense XR0A-iR Makes Smart Radon Monitoring Accessible Through Lowe’s U.S. Stores
Kalispell planners look at tax-increment money for Parkline Trail connections
Gianforte proposes a 4.7% flat income tax in his last biennial budget
Squeez and Qentelli Partner to Scale the Next Layer of Loyalty Commerce
The Viano Quartet makes its Montana Chamber Music debut this week
Katie Zolnikov ousts Ler to become Montana’s first female House speaker

Missoula and Kalispell rents climb in the third quarter, Helena lags

October 29, 2026 by Evander Cruz

The Clark Fork River in Missoula, Montana

Rental Beast put the statewide average at $1,819 a month, up 4.24% from a year earlier. Helena’s average was still down year over year, though it rose from the second quarter.