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More multi-family units will ease Montana housing crisis

March 7, 2022/

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It’s no secret that the Flathead Valley has faced a lack of affordable and workforce housing for years. But it’s a problem that has become more acute in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic as more and more people have moved to the area.

Montana’s population between 2010 and 2020 grew by 10%, but only added 7% more housing units during that same time.


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