受疫情后远程办公趋势和电视剧《黄石》效应影响，大量富裕外来者涌入美国蒙大拿州博兹曼市，引发严重的住房危机。自2019年以来，博兹曼人口增长约20%[1]，此前该地人口不足50,000人[1]。
房价和租金涨幅惊人。房地产经纪人Mark Corner指出，房屋价值在两年内飙升了40%[1]。市中心公寓租金已上涨至每月2000美元以上[1]，本地单收入者难以负担。博兹曼市长Joey Morrison表示，当地房租在1到2年内翻倍或翻了三倍[1]。Morrison回忆称，10年前他租住的房间月租为333美元，现在涨至900美元[1]。即使是移动房屋公园的地块租金也大幅上升，Mountain Meadows移动房屋公园的居民Ben Moore指出，每月地块租金增加了近100美元[1]。
住房危机的加剧促使当地租客采取行动。居民于5月组织罢工，这是蒙大拿州50年来的首次租金罢工[1]。同时，年轻政治人物崛起以争取住房权益。
博兹曼机场的景象反映了这一变化的规模。停机坪上每天停有80至100架私人飞机，主要服务于黄石俱乐部的富裕访客[1]。
Bozeman, Montana has experienced dramatic demographic and economic shifts in recent years, driven by post-pandemic remote work trends and the popularity of the television series "Yellowstone." The influx of wealthy newcomers has created a severe affordable housing crisis for longtime residents.
The city's population has grown approximately 20% since 2019, expanding from fewer than 50,000 residents [1]. This rapid growth has fueled extraordinary increases in property values. According to real estate agent Mark Corner, home values have surged 40% within a two-year period [1]. Downtown apartment rents have climbed above $2,000 per month, placing them beyond the reach of local single-income earners [1].
The scale of the affordability crisis is evident in personal accounts from local leaders. Bozeman Mayor Joey Morrison described rents doubling or even tripling within one to two years [1]. He recalled paying $333 monthly for his room a decade ago; that same accommodation now costs $900 [1]. Even residents of mobile home parks face pressure, with Ben Moore of Mountain Meadows reporting monthly lot rental increases of nearly $100 [1].
The boom has attracted significant private aviation activity. Bozeman airport's tarmac accommodates between 80 and 100 private jets daily, primarily serving wealthy visitors to the Yellowstone Club [1].
In response to the housing emergency, local tenants organized a rent strike in May—the first in Montana in 50 years [1]. This action reflects growing grassroots mobilization around housing rights in the community.