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Valier, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Valier is a Census town of 573 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Pondera County. Median household income is $53,021, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $315,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Valier
What Valier is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land662 plus or minus 142
- County holding the largest share of its areaPondera 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.
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How many people live in Valier
- Population573 plus or minus 123
- Median age52.0 plus or minus 12.4
- Population under 1889 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1815.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over162 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over28.3 percent
- Households275 plus or minus 74
- Family households149 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent plus or minus 19.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Valier
- Median household income$53,021 plus or minus $13,780
- Per capita income$32,937
- Civilian labor force227 plus or minus 68
- Employed216 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over426 plus or minus 93
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Valier
- Housing units322 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units275 plus or minus 74
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate14.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied231 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$138,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$780
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units274 plus or minus 63
- Share single family85.1 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more5.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1946
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Valier gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute202 plus or minus 65
- Commuting under 15 minutes96 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.5 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more94 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone69.7 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Valier (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$315,000
- Average approval$157,500
- Median approval$157,500
- Largest approval$300,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Valier, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Valier
- NFIP communityTown of Valier
- NFIP community number300133
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Valier participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 300133 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.
Pondera County, not Valier
Pondera County context, not Valier figures
- Establishments in Pondera County182
- Covered employment, Pondera County1,562
- Average annual pay, Pondera County$45,334
- Housing units permitted, Pondera County0
Every figure in this section is published for Pondera County as a whole and is not a measurement of Valier.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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
Valier questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Valier, Montana?
573, in 275 households. Valier town covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 662 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Valier in?
Pondera 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 Valier?
$53,021. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $138,400. Median gross rent is $780 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Valier businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $315,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $157,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Valier, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Valier borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Valier. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Valier in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Valier appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Valier, town of, community 300133, 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 Valier figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pondera 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 Valier.
Is zoning published for Valier?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.