Business phone system for residential property managers in Montana

How many residential property managers operate in Montana

Montana had 274 residential property managers in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 531311, Residential Property Managers). They employed 1,314 people in mid-March and reported $54.4 million in annual payroll. That is the 41st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Residential property managers make up 0.64% of the 42,566 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Montana has 24.1 residential property managers, 34.7% above the national rate of 17.9. The average establishment has 4.8 employees against 8.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $41,384, 29.6% below the U.S. figure of $58,786.

Residential property managers by metro area in Montana

Census published residential property management company counts for 7 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Montana. The largest is Bozeman, MT, with 83 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 88% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at residential property managers in Montana

71.9% of Montana's residential property managers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 64.9% nationally. 89.4% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Why the phone matters for residential property managers in Montana

Property managers hear from tenants, owners, prospective renters and vendors, and maintenance calls can be urgent. Separating leasing calls from maintenance and routing emergencies after hours keeps small teams sane.

A few of the calls that come in to residential property managers in Montana:

• A tenant calls about a leaking water heater.
• An owner calls about a monthly statement.
• The manager calls a tenant about a late payment.

After-hours calls

Maintenance emergencies happen at night, so after-hours routing to an on-call person is especially important here.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for residential property managers in Montana

Residential property managers in Montana average 4.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. Priced per seat, 5 users would run $150.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $124.75 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 5 people cost $99.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $612. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Montana

Montana has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your tenants and owners know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for residential property managers in Montana

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Montana, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.