East Missoula vs Frenchtown

A side-by-side comparison of East Missoula and Frenchtown: population, income, housing, and more.

East Missoula and Frenchtown are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Missoula has the higher population (2,072 vs 1,629 in Frenchtown). Frenchtown has the higher median household income ($90,767 vs $65,541 in East Missoula). Frenchtown has the higher median home value ($391,600 vs $323,900 in East Missoula).

Population, income & housing

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
Population	2,072	1,629
Median age	42.0 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,541	$90,767
Median home value	$323,900	$391,600
Median gross rent	$1,039	$1,458
Housing units	1,036	591
Homeownership rate	74.8%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
Population	2,111 → 2,072 (-1.8%)	1,949 → 1,629 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$53,234 → $65,541 (+23.1%)	$68,036 → $90,767 (+33.4%)
Median home value	$218,600 → $323,900 (+48.2%)	$297,300 → $391,600 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,039 (+15.2%)	$852 → $1,458 (+71.1%)

East Missoula

Population

2,1112,072

Median household income

$53,234$65,541

Median home value

$218,600$323,900

Median gross rent

$902$1,039

Frenchtown

Population

1,9491,629

Median household income

$68,036$90,767

Median home value

$297,300$391,600

Median gross rent

$852$1,458

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
Under 5	2.2%	15.7%
5 to 17	12.8%	22.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	1.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	21.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	7.3%	6.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	6.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.8%
75 and over	9.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.7%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	25.6%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
Drove alone	76.8%	90.0%
Carpooled	3.7%	4.6%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
1-unit, detached	68.0%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	East Missoula	Frenchtown
Poverty rate	8.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.15	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1977	1993