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Chester, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Chester is a Census town of 749 people across 0.49 square miles of land, in Liberty County. Median household income is $53,750, 55.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chester
What Chester is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.49 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,538
- County holding the largest share of its areaLiberty County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
How many people live in Chester
- Population749
- Median age57.5
- Population under 18132 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over275
- Share 65 and over36.7 percent
- Households370
- Family households189 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Income and work in Chester
- Median household income$53,750 plus or minus $11,510
- Per capita income$44,628 plus or minus $12,408
- Civilian labor force302 plus or minus 67
- Employed297 plus or minus 69
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over584
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
Housing in Chester
- Housing units424
- Occupied units370
- Vacant units54 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied206 plus or minus 46
- Renter occupied164 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate55.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,900 plus or minus $44,158
- Median gross rent, monthly$720 plus or minus $181
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units321
- Share single family75.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more92 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more21.7 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
How Chester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute266 plus or minus 65
- Commuting under 15 minutes219 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes82.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more24 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone70.8 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked18.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester
SBA loans in Chester (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$321,000
- Average approval$321,000
- Median approval$321,000
- Largest approval$321,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chester
Flood risk in Chester
- NFIP communityTown of Chester
- NFIP community number300041
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/86(L)
The Town of Chester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 300041 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Liberty County, not Chester
Liberty County context, not Chester figures
- Establishments in Liberty County69
- Covered employment, Liberty County513
- Average annual pay, Liberty County$41,372
Every figure in this section is published for Liberty County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chester.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chester, Montana?
749, in 370 households. Chester town covers 0.49 square miles of land, which is 1,538 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chester in?
Liberty County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chester?
$53,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,900. Median gross rent is $720 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Chester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chester, town of, community 300041, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Liberty County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chester.
Is zoning published for Chester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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