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Data · June 2026 data · 14-month trend

Montana Flood Insurance Costs

Montana's flood insurance cost index stood at $821 in June 2026, measured across policies newly written or renewed that month. Against a national average of $1,001, the state sits 18.0% lower. Costs have risen 10.9% year over year. 403 policies were written or renewed statewide that month; Park County was the priciest county at $3,100 on average.

What we measure: Average premium among policies newly written or renewed that month (NFIP transactions) — not the official in-force average. OpenFEMA transaction data is published on a lag of roughly two months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — June 2026

Average premium
$821
Avg total cost (with fees)
$1,105
Change (year over year)
+10.9%
vs national average
-18.0%
Policies written or renewed
403
Counties reporting
38

Montana trend, last 14 months

Average premium among policies newly written or renewed each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

Average NFIP premium, total cost, and policy count by month in Montana
MonthAvg premiumPremium relative to highest monthAvg total costPolicies
May 2025$947$1,256373
June 2025$740$1,006432
July 2025$852$1,140336
August 2025$821$1,116304
September 2025$1,033$1,362276
October 2025$1,020$1,350275
November 2025$896$1,220264
December 2025$834$1,148243
January 2026$819$1,102242
February 2026$988$1,301239
March 2026$832$1,114408
April 2026$1,000$1,309432
May 2026$980$1,300370
June 2026$821$1,105403

County breakdown — June 2026

Sorted by average premium, highest first. Rows labeled with a FIPS code are reporting areas without a matched county name. Watch the policy count before reading much into small-county averages.

Average NFIP premium by county in Montana, June 2026
CountyAvg premiumPremium relative to highest countyAvg total costPolicies
Park County$3,100$3,7864
Pondera County$3,037$3,8811
Sanders County$2,212$2,6821
Mineral County$2,092$2,7337
Stillwater County$2,082$2,6645
Wibaux County$2,058$2,7251
Beaverhead County$1,874$2,3952
Meagher County$1,851$2,4254
Lincoln County$1,673$2,2265
Missoula County$1,639$2,10314
Cascade County$1,554$1,96519
Sweet Grass County$1,530$2,1025
Carbon County$1,359$1,7769
Chouteau County$1,123$1,3971
Powder River County$1,107$1,6031
Lake County$1,072$1,4492
Fallon County$1,033$1,5161
Phillips County$1,028$1,2851
Garfield County$1,018$1,2731
Gallatin County$1,015$1,36538
Granite County$1,013$1,4921
Ravalli County$936$1,21711
Roosevelt County$860$1,3121
Deer Lodge County$839$1,0623
Yellowstone County$801$1,10633
Musselshell County$779$9911
Lewis and Clark County$732$1,02213
Madison County$720$1,1472
Jefferson County$710$1,1351
Hill County$643$1,0552
Custer County$524$72772
Powell County$450$6783
Silver Bow County$445$6544
Dawson County$422$5701
Flathead County$396$558126
Fergus County$354$6022
Wheatland County$310$5873
Valley County$255$4852

Use this data

Download Montana CSV (montana.csv) — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for formulas, update cadence, and limitations. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data (NFIP Redacted Policies v3).

Suggested citation

"Montana Flood Insurance Costs." Out of the Storm News Flood Insurance Cost Index, June 2026, based on FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data. https://outofthestormnews.com/flood-insurance/costs/montana

Compare county data, then use the editorial guides to understand how NFIP coverage and pricing work in practice.

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