The housing market in Montana has gone through the roof, and it looks like it won't stop any time soon. More and more people are moving to our state to get out of urban areas as more companies let employees work remotely. When I was growing up in Montana, occasionally, my dad would point to a home and say, "That's a million-dollar home right there." When I would look, I would normally see a huge borderline mansion home on a huge piece of land and I would think, "Yep, a million dollar home." At the time they were a rare sight.

Now, when someone tells me, "That's a million-dollar home right there," I think "No, way, SERIOUSLY?!" So, I went looking across the state to see what "Million Dollar Homes" Montana has to offer today. I set up a few rules for searching. I set my search for a maximum of $1,000,000 and it had to be a house. There are a lot of homes that you can get for well above the million, but I wanted it to be realistic. So, here is what I found from across the state if you had a cool million in your pockets to spend.

Billings

$1,000,000 - 5 Bed 3.5 plus baths, 5,146 square feet .52 acres.

Shonna Ruble, Freedom Real Estate

Billings Mt/Photo Credit: Shonna Ruble, Freedom Real Estate
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Billings Mt/Photo Credit: Shonna Ruble, Freedom Real Estate
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Helena

$949,000 - 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, 3,935 square feet with over 10 acres.

Molly Holohan, Keller Williams Capital Realty

Helena MT. Photo Credit: Holly Holohan, Keller Williams Capital Realty
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Helena MT. Photo Credit: Holly Holohan, Keller Williams Capital Realty
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Helena MT. Photo Credit: Holly Holohan, Keller Williams Capital Realty
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Butte

$995,000 - 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 4,908 square feet, 10,1 acre lot.

Denise Kelly, RE/Max Premier

Butte, MT Photo Credit: Denise Kelly, RE/Max Premier
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Butte, MT Photo Credit: Denise Kelly, RE/Max Premier
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Butte, MT Photo Credit: Denise Kelly, RE/Max Premier
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Bozeman

$995,000 - 4 Bed, 4 Bath, 3,086 square feet, 9,100 sf lot.

Jackson Cyr, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Montana Properties, Bozeman

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Dillon

$949,00 - 4 Bed, 3 Bath, 2,599 square feet, 4.37 acres

Zach Medina, Taylor Realtors

Picture Credit: Zach Medina, Taylor Realtors, Dillon MT
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Great Falls

$950,000 - 5 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath, .26 acre lot

Jim Dea ERA Advantage Realty, ERA Advantage Realty Inc.

Photo Credit: Jim Dea, ERA Advantage Realty Inc. Great Falls, MT
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Missoula

$995,000 - 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 2,511 square feet, 1.03 acre lot

Angela Previte, BHHS Montana Properties - Hamilton

Photo Credit: Angela Previte, BHHS Montana Properties - Hamilton
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Photo Credit: Angela Previte, BHHS Montana Properties - Hamilton
Photo Credit: Angela Previte, BHHS Montana Properties - Hamilton, Missoula MT
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Photo Credit: Angela Previte, BHHS Montana Properties - Hamilton, Missoula, MT
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Whitefish

$995,000 - 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1,733 square feet, 5,663 square foot lot

Dean Lihou, Glacier Sotheby's International Realty

Photo Credit: Dean Lihou, Glacier Sotheby's International Realty, Whitefish, MT
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Photo Credit: Dean Lihou, Glacier Sotheby's International Realty, Whitefish, MT
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Photo Credit: Dean Lihou, Glacier Sotheby's International Realty, Whitefish, MT
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As you can see, a lot to choose from--way more than when I was a kid. I only searched for houses. If you want a million-dollar apartment/condo look to Bozeman. If you want a million-dollar townhome look to Whitefish.

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