East Helena officials’ pro-growth mentality over the past decade has laid the foundation for the town to more than quadruple its housing stock over the next decade.
East Helena, which has a population of about 2,000, now has about 900 housing units. With major housing and commercial developments planned by Helena Area Habitat for Humanity and Billings-based Oakland Companies among others, the town stands to gain around 2,300 mixed-income housing units, a manufacturing facility and a new commercial district just south of U.S. Highway in the next two to three years.