West Yellowstone, MT 59758 Real Estate Market Report

ZIP Code: 59758
Report Date: May 2026
Market Temperature: COLD
Scope: This ZIP code analysis focuses on single-family residential (SFR) properties. Metrics are calculated from recent sales and active listings within the past 90 days.

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Market Overview

This analysis is based on a sample of properties from this ZIP code (up to 200 sold properties and up to 100 active properties). The median prices below are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Market Metrics

Note: The property counts shown above represent only the properties analyzed in this report sample, not the total inventory for this ZIP code. Median prices are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Rental Market

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Property Taxes

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Liquidity & Velocity

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Market Trends & Context

Understanding Market Temperature

A Cold market indicates weak buyer demand relative to available inventory, typically characterized by declining or flat prices, extended days on market, and elevated inventory levels relative to sales.

Current Mortgage Rate Context

Market-level mortgage rate comparison for this area:

Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates in West Yellowstone, MT are approximately 6.3% compared to the 5.9% market average seen in February 2026.

Note: Interest rate comparisons provide market context. The existing "Interest Rate Pressure" metric above shows the qualitative market impact.

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Key Findings

1. The primary market anchor, the median sold price, is not available in the provided metrics; this absence likely reflects limited recent closed-transaction reporting or reporting lag for West Yellowstone and should be treated as a data gap when valuing comparable sales.

2. Seller pricing signal shows a median listing price of $1,269,500, while slow turnover (median days on market of 200) suggests pricing friction and that asking prices may be outpacing current buyer willingness to transact.

3. Market-level momentum is soft: the price year-over-year trend is down and the market temperature is cold, which, combined with moderate interest rate pressure, appears to indicate slower sales velocity and elevated inventory relative to sales activity rather than supply scarcity.

4. Rental fundamentals present a relative bright spot: the median market rent is $1,400 and the rent year-over-year trend is up, indicating stable short-term rental demand and upward rent pressure that may support buy-and-hold strategies despite weaker sales dynamics.

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Notable Properties

The following 8 properties represent notable market examples and recent transactions that illustrate key market dynamics. These are illustrative examples selected for their significance (top sales, market benchmarks, quick sales) and are not the basis for the statistical calculations shown above.