Big Sky Community Housing Trust
Big Sky Community Housing Trust provides affordable and stable homes for residents.
Current Housing Opportunities
Explore current housing opportunities available through our rental and ownership programs.
RiverView Apartments
BSCHT welcomed the first residents home to its portion of RiverView Apartments in 2024. Learn more about current rental opportunities at RiverView.
Rent Local Program
Rent Local connects locals in need of housing with homeowners offering long-term rentals. See current housing opportunities available now.
Homeownership List
Please join the ownership interest list if you work full-time in Big Sky and wish to purchase a deed-restricted home like MeadowView Condos.
Good Deeds Program
Good Deeds helps local buyers purchase market-rate homes by contributing up to 20% of the purchase price. In exchange, the buyer agrees to a permanent deed restriction that keeps the property preserved for Big Sky’s full-time workforce.
Looking Ahead
The Next Chapter: Cold Smoke Neighborhood
Voters approved it on May 6, 2025. Now, we’re building it. Cold Smoke will deliver 389 affordable homes for Big Sky’s workforce. We anticipate that phase 1 of the apartments will be available in 2028 and the single-family homes in 2029.
How do we create affordable homes?
Big Sky needs 1,354 homes by 2028.
1. RECLAIM: We reclaim homes lost to the vacation rental market through the Rent Local and Good Deeds programs.
2. BUILD: We build new, permanently affordable homes, such as MeadowView Condos, RiverView Apartments, and the future Cold Smoke neighborhood.
Since 2020, we have successfully reclaimed and built:
52
MeadowView Condos Built & Sold
25
RiverView Apartments Rented
18
Homes enrolled in Good Deeds
136
Rent Local Homes Funded
587
Locals Housed by the Housing Trust
Why do Big Sky locals need homes?
We believe that everyone deserves a safe, stable place to call home. Unfortunately, many of our community members struggle to meet this basic need.
Big Sky continues to maintain a 0% long-term rental vacancy rate. This lack of inventory impacts residents across all income levels, including Montana teachers who struggle with the lowest starting salaries in the country.
Simultaneously, the cost of purchasing even a condo in Big Sky has hovered at $1 million for several years.
Since 2019, housing costs have surged far beyond what local wages can support.
Strategic Plan
Our 10-year targets include providing 1,000 homes reserved for Big Sky residents and securing $100,000,000 in community funding.