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Buying a home in Hardin, MT

1 county program and 11 statewide.

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What’s local to Hardin

No program run for Hardin alone is listed. A home in Hardin can use Big Horn County’s programs below, plus the Montana statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Billings, about 43 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Big Horn

1 county program

The Hardin market

Kinds of homes here

  • 59.9% single-family
  • 0% townhouse
  • 14% 2–4 units
  • 12.7% 5+ units
  • 13.3% mobile & other

About condos. Hardin’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Apsaalooke Nation Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance Program lists single family.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

68.5%

of Hardin homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$67,800
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$60,423
Hardin median household income

See the published limits for Big Horn County

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Across Montana and nationwide

73 statewide & federal programs

Hardin questions

Does Hardin have its own down payment program?

No program run for Hardin alone is listed. A home in Hardin can use the 1 program that cover Big Horn County and the 11 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Hardin?

Hardin’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Apsaalooke Nation Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance Program lists single family. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Big Horn County?

Each program sets its own. 14 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Big Horn County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Hardin?

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ZIP codes

59034

Sources: agency sites (June–September 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.