Columbia Falls, MT self-storage market

Population 5,615. Fails the self-storage screen with 1 / 100; each line below shows where the points came from.

Town score, higher = better market to buy in
1 / 100Fail

Fails the screen

0Population 5,615: in the 2,000 to 20,000 scope
+25Income $76k: $70k+, best
+8Population +3.4% since 2015-2019: growing 2% to 10%, good
+10Renters 44%: 40%+, best
-1030 storage facilities within 10 mi (1 chain): 11+, penalty
-21 chain or REIT facilities within 10 mi
-30Supply 37.1 sq ft per person (619,375 sq ft / market population 16,694, 63% of facilities sized): 17.5+ sq ft, hard fail
1Total, out of 100
Storage sq ft per person, 10 miles
37.1
Estimated building sq ft of every facility within 10 miles, divided by everyone living within 10 miles. Under 7 is undersupplied; over 10 is crowded. 63% of nearby facilities have a size estimate.
0under 7: undersuppliedUS average 7.9over 10: crowded18+
Population
5,615
Residents of the Census place, ACS 5-year 2020 to 2024. 16,694 people live in Census places within 10 miles, the market this town is judged on.
Median household income
$75,766
Under $45k fails the screen. $70k and up scores best.
Population change since 2015 to 2019
+3.4%
Growth of 10% or more scores best. Shrinking towns lose points.
Renter households
44.0%
Renters move more and rent storage more. 40% and up scores best.
Storage facilities within 10 miles
30
0 to 3 scores best. 11 or more costs points, and chains or REITs cost more. 1 of them are chains or REITs.
Facilities whose nearest town is Columbia Falls
15
14 independent. Each facility is linked to the nearest scored town within 10 miles.

Facilities near Columbia Falls

FacilityNearest townTypeReviews on MapsEst. units Members onlyWebsite Members onlyPhone Members onlyLead scorehigher = better lead Members only
CJ's StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent41MembersMembersMembersMembers
Chief Mountain StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent11MembersMembersMembersMembers
Columbia ContainersColumbia Falls, MTIndependent23MembersMembersMembersMembers
Columbia Falls Mini StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent36MembersMembersMembersMembers
Columbia Falls RV and mini StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent3MembersMembersMembersMembers
Last Best StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent25MembersMembersMembersMembers
Old Tractor StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent20MembersMembersMembersMembers
Pee Wee's StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent2MembersMembersMembersMembers
Red Shark Storage- Columbia FallsColumbia Falls, MTIndependent14MembersMembersMembersMembers
Rusty Saw StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent12MembersMembersMembersMembers
Scrappy Squirrel StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent2MembersMembersMembersMembers
Storage Rentals of AmericaColumbia Falls, MTChain or REIT80MembersMembersMembersMembers
Whitefalls Boat & RV StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent6MembersMembersMembersMembers
Wildflower StorageColumbia Falls, MTIndependent23MembersMembersMembersMembers
Windmill Storage and Business ParkColumbia Falls, MTIndependent54MembersMembersMembersMembers

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Nearby towns

TownDistanceTown scorehigher = better market to buy in
Whitefish MT7 mi6 / 100Fail
Evergreen MT11 mi16 / 100Pass
Bigfork MT21 mi20 / 100Pass
Lakeside MT24 mi13 / 100Fail
Polson MT47 mi-2 / 100Fail
North Browning MT55 mi43 / 100Fail

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