Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Lake County, MT clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Lake County, MT. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in Lake County, MT

No ZIP in Lake County, MTclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
59855
Ronan, MT
$281,100
HavenScore: 31
2
59864
Ronan, MT
$442,778
HavenScore: 40
3
59821
Arlee, MT
$520,574
HavenScore: 37
4
59865
Saint Ignatius, MT
$539,860
HavenScore: 39
5
59824
Charlo, MT
$563,591
HavenScore: 37
6
59860
Polson, MT
$572,005
HavenScore: 39
7
59929
Proctor, MT
$657,840
HavenScore: 41
8
59911
Bigfork, MT
$803,033
HavenScore: 42
9
59915
Elmo, MT
$807,428
HavenScore: 33
10
59914
Big Arm, MT
$861,731
HavenScore: 38

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Lake County, MT clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Lake County, MT. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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