Why Is Housing So Expensive In Montana?

There's no doubt about it, Montana is experiencing skyrocketing housing costs. While there are a number of factors that have contributed to Montana's housing crisis, one thing in particular has had an outsized impact: overly strict zoning regulations. The starter homes that enabled previous generations to become homeowners have been effectively made illegal across large swaths of Montana communities. This reality has created an emerging consensus, with people on the right and the left beginning to agree that it is time to remove the most egregious zoning rules that effectively prohibit starter homes. To learn more about these zoning regulations visit FrontierInstitute.org/Atlas