Local Information for Montana

Montana, originated from the word “montaña” which means mountain or broadly mountainous country. It is called as the ‘Crown of the Continent’ for a reason and ‘Big Sky Country’ because of its open spaces. The state is famous because of its Mother Nature’s Glacier National Park (a wilderness preserve) that passes into Canada.

Montana significantly features the Rocky Mountain Front and number of isolated islands that interrupt the prairie landscape. The state is also known for its ‘blue-ribbon’ trout fishing since it contains thousands of rivers and creeks. People, especially those who love nature would be interested in hiking and getting into Montana’s forests. The states is covered of about 25 percent of forest by which beautiful flowers and other species are found.

Montana as separated with Continental Divides, experiences different climates. The eastern experiences hotter summers and colder winters compared to the western region. On the other hand, the western region experiences a milder climate than the east, unlike the eastern region, the western region experiences hotter winters and cooler summers. The western region’s climate is greatly influenced by the mild air from the Pacific coast while the eastern has harsher continental weather.

The state’s capital is Helena and its largest city is Billings. It ranked 4^th to the largest area among other states. Montana’s economy relies on agriculture which includes ranching and cereal grain farming.

Affordable Housing in Montana

Unlike other housing assistance, homeWORD provides a different kind of affordable housing but also a sustainable one. It is accredited by the Montana Housing Authority and it also created a charette process which is actually a meeting by which interested community members gather and brainstorm ideas for the design, plan, and site of their proposed housing.

HomeWORD uses the community needs assessment in guiding development projects. It also made joint ventures in rural Montana so as to create local capacity and leadership in developing affordable and sustainable housing projects throughout Montana. HomeWORD’s partnerships help provide affordable and assist low-income individuals to own their homes.

Rental Assistance in Montana

Montana is one of the states that offer Section 8 vouchers for those in need of rental assistance. Section 8 vouchers, also known as Housing Choice Vouchers, is part of the federal government’s program intended to help low income families, the disabled, and the elderly to find affordable, safe, sanitary, and decent private housing. Under the program, the voucher recipient can choose any type of housing, provided that it meets the program’s requirements.

The program that administers the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in Program is the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD helps in intervening those apartment owners to offer affordable price to low-income tenants. Finding a place to stay, be it an apartment, a condo or a housing is easier especially that the program offers a very friendly term to those who are wanting to live in Montana.

If you want to explore different options, it is possible to do so with just a click of a mouse button. Select a specific place in the state and know the different offers, foreclosures are also available for you too, if you are considering it. Know your options now and the different programs that best suit your need.