Cost of Living in Montana

342 cities | Population: 779,980

Average Cost of Living Index (US = 100)

Median Income: $65,734

Cost of Living Map

Top 93 cities by population. Click a marker for details.

Most Expensive in Montana

1. Bozeman (55,042) 134 2. Whitefish (8,422) 126 3. Four Corners (5,562) 122 4. Belgrade (11,425) 121 5. Bigfork (5,249) 116 6. Helena Valley Northwest (5,070) 111 7. Missoula (75,600) 102 8. Orchard Homes (5,280) 101 9. Helena Valley West Central (8,224) 98 10. Helena Valley Southeast (9,533) 95

Cheapest in Montana

1. Anaconda-Deer Lodge County (9,512) 69 2. Lewistown (6,028) 73 3. Havre (9,333) 73 4. Butte-Silver Bow (balance) (34,929) 75 5. Miles City (8,412) 76 6. Great Falls (60,412) 78 7. Laurel (7,198) 80 8. Sidney (6,235) 80 9. Lockwood (7,474) 82 10. Polson (5,334) 87

All Cities in Montana

City	Population	Cost Index	Median Income	Median Rent	Home Value
Billings	118,321	90	$71,855	$1,097/mo	$311,800
Missoula	75,600	102	$65,329	$1,120/mo	$427,400
Great Falls	60,412	78	$63,934	$866/mo	$237,400
Bozeman	55,042	134	$79,903	$1,611/mo	$614,900
Butte-Silver Bow (balance)	34,929	75	$57,633	$808/mo	$225,100
Helena	33,126	93	$69,341	$1,058/mo	$355,100
Kalispell	26,830	95	$61,590	$1,019/mo	$381,400
Belgrade	11,425	121	$88,896	$1,582/mo	$469,600
Helena Valley Southeast	9,533	95	$63,824	$1,231/mo	$308,000
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County	9,512	69	$49,533	$661/mo	$209,700
Havre	9,333	73	$58,000	$802/mo	$197,600
Evergreen	8,908	89	$73,015	$1,140/mo	$271,700
Livingston	8,635	91	$65,187	$987/mo	$348,700
Whitefish	8,422	126	$71,110	$1,313/mo	$648,200
Miles City	8,412	76	$60,732	$932/mo	$182,700
Helena Valley West Central	8,224	98	$89,040	$1,225/mo	$352,800
Lockwood	7,474	82	$74,451	$995/mo	$250,900
Laurel	7,198	80	$66,382	$953/mo	$232,700
Sidney	6,235	80	$62,992	$890/mo	$249,100
Lewistown	6,028	73	$44,195	$896/mo	$159,500
Four Corners	5,562	122	$111,474	$1,192/mo	$620,200
Columbia Falls	5,531	91	$65,313	$1,003/mo	$346,700
Polson	5,334	87	$51,463	$921/mo	$321,000
Orchard Homes	5,280	101	$68,649	$962/mo	$473,100
Bigfork	5,249	116	$82,648	$1,103/mo	$614,300
Helena Valley Northwest	5,070	111	$101,278	$1,640/mo	$358,600
Hamilton	4,949	86	$52,917	$958/mo	$299,800
Glendive	4,831	72	$71,063	$832/mo	$176,900
Helena Valley Northeast	4,398	107	$137,724	$1,221/mo	$462,400
Lolo	4,378	96	$73,700	$1,126/mo	$353,700
Malmstrom AFB	4,191	94	$64,079	$1,195/mo	—
Dillon	4,020	77	$51,458	$821/mo	$237,500
Hardin	3,766	66	$60,463	$726/mo	$142,800
Glasgow	3,194	74	$76,985	$794/mo	$206,000
Shelby	3,129	73	$53,357	$769/mo	$206,000
Cut Bank	3,040	74	$55,848	$921/mo	$161,400
Deer Lodge	3,035	72	$53,676	$781/mo	$196,400
Libby	2,948	71	$39,261	$679/mo	$218,500
Montana City	2,899	111	$125,223	$1,206/mo	$519,100
North Browning	2,894	59	$40,813	$505/mo	$131,300
Lakeside	2,730	121	$83,958	—	$589,500
Wolf Point	2,604	65	$48,750	$730/mo	$124,600
Conrad	2,553	73	$47,348	$888/mo	$158,400
Red Lodge	2,399	87	$43,857	$805/mo	$374,900
Big Sky	2,388	159	$103,625	$1,712/mo	$884,700
King Arthur Park	2,343	129	$107,341	$2,201/mo	$333,500
Townsend	2,232	79	$70,774	$976/mo	$212,800
Stevensville	2,172	91	$52,745	$1,013/mo	$336,500
Colstrip	2,156	68	$86,000	$632/mo	$193,700
Manhattan	2,149	124	$69,671	$1,700/mo	$460,400
Crow Agency	2,110	54	$49,333	$470/mo	$88,500
East Missoula	2,072	91	$65,541	$1,039/mo	$323,900
Three Forks	2,034	104	$80,394	$1,263/mo	$382,400
Eureka	2,009	77	$43,750	$1,012/mo	$172,300
West Glendive	1,968	71	$57,743	$794/mo	$179,700
Roundup	1,964	69	$57,632	$886/mo	$118,300
Ronan	1,962	73	$41,429	$798/mo	$201,700
Lame Deer	1,939	59	$26,364	$553/mo	$117,300
Columbus	1,925	81	$62,500	$926/mo	$264,000
Malta	1,902	65	$59,449	$693/mo	$139,000
East Helena	1,855	84	$53,611	$1,020/mo	$254,400
Pablo	1,808	75	$38,430	$715/mo	$255,200
Clancy	1,729	102	$116,800	$1,109/mo	$443,500
Choteau	1,719	70	$53,929	$713/mo	$194,900
Forsyth	1,682	70	$58,375	$743/mo	$185,100
Plentywood	1,677	68	$62,163	$755/mo	$148,800
Frenchtown	1,629	109	$90,767	$1,458/mo	$391,600
Helena West Side	1,584	90	$67,692	$781/mo	$411,800
Thompson Falls	1,568	65	$53,203	$575/mo	$182,200
Baker	1,535	72	$78,971	$772/mo	$198,800
Big Timber	1,530	82	$63,514	$1,009/mo	$235,100
Sun Prairie	1,514	86	$61,004	—	$156,800
Fort Benton	1,470	72	$67,171	$745/mo	$201,900
Chinook	1,460	74	$71,500	$811/mo	$205,900
West Yellowstone	1,457	99	$57,167	$1,035/mo	$402,600
Bonner-West Riverside	1,445	75	$59,609	$939/mo	$162,100
Corvallis	1,356	91	$83,011	$1,275/mo	$237,900
Seeley Lake	1,335	86	$46,031	$1,028/mo	$270,400
Boulder	1,326	69	$61,250	$692/mo	$194,800
Wye	1,222	130	$106,667	$1,804/mo	$520,700
Wheatland	1,185	122	$108,580	—	$581,100
Somers	1,181	106	$56,501	$1,129/mo	$477,300
Whitehall	1,151	68	$38,750	$689/mo	$180,600
Marion	1,149	103	$52,105	—	$370,900
Churchill	1,120	128	$95,550	$1,479/mo	$588,800
White Sulphur Springs	1,097	80	$56,424	$940/mo	$231,700
Gallatin Gateway	1,092	131	$81,429	$1,160/mo	$747,900
Plains	1,077	73	$24,661	$782/mo	$209,200
Harlowton	1,054	71	$53,750	$766/mo	$178,800
St. Ignatius	1,053	73	$50,781	$792/mo	$194,200
Pray	1,018	122	$102,143	—	$601,400
Helena Flats	1,014	117	$88,125	—	$544,900
Philipsburg	1,012	84	$40,096	$871/mo	$304,200
Absarokee	998	81	$57,212	$943/mo	$258,100
Superior	995	75	$43,750	$682/mo	$260,300
Florence	993	92	$97,850	$694/mo	$460,000
Browning	990	61	$34,318	$617/mo	$121,100
Vaughn	970	73	$54,250	$865/mo	$165,600
Ponderosa Pines	969	96	$86,102	—	$264,600
Hays	967	54	$57,875	$550/mo	$61,100
Ashland	956	63	$39,429	$638/mo	$137,500
Victor	948	82	$51,898	$954/mo	$247,500
Park City	934	83	$73,750	$1,091/mo	$228,700
Fairview	919	68	$80,903	$689/mo	$178,800
Troy	906	65	$36,641	$573/mo	$182,100
Clinton	884	93	$89,482	$1,109/mo	$326,100
Havre North	880	67	$36,695	$786/mo	$125,600
Harlem	879	63	$74,545	$770/mo	$89,700
Ulm	868	100	$103,750	—	$331,100
Lincoln	868	79	$45,912	$764/mo	$286,200
Trego	856	84	$91,667	$875/mo	$300,000
Bridger	850	71	$35,893	$657/mo	$232,900
Pinesdale	847	88	$70,694	$1,292/mo	$198,100
Big Sandy	844	62	$58,083	$620/mo	$129,600
Scobey	824	66	$49,797	$585/mo	$184,800
Gardiner	791	107	$57,835	$795/mo	$609,200
Sheridan	788	97	$83,264	—	$298,600
Spokane Creek	783	130	$137,552	—	$699,500
Fairfield	746	70	$66,544	$683/mo	$203,000
Batavia	740	93	$61,346	$1,152/mo	$310,000
Pioneer Junction	734	94	$42,250	—	$264,400
Chester	704	66	$53,583	$662/mo	$156,900
Woods Bay	696	105	$95,781	—	$395,700
Wibaux	686	68	$64,115	$931/mo	$89,400
Walkerville	660	77	$44,226	$1,065/mo	$147,200
Poplar	655	61	$45,104	$680/mo	$91,700
Black Eagle	654	73	$55,588	$857/mo	$179,800
Cascade	654	74	$48,750	$844/mo	$186,500
Arlee	651	81	$53,000	$772/mo	—
Muddy	641	55	$48,409	$404/mo	$120,200
Pryor	639	66	$50,547	$830/mo	$116,400
South Hills	634	126	$160,417	—	$652,400
Valier	626	66	$44,432	$780/mo	$124,300
Ennis	615	90	$60,880	$805/mo	$402,300
Joliet	614	91	$75,469	—	$237,100
Piltzville	605	110	$81,000	—	$457,000
Culbertson	578	82	$103,750	$1,044/mo	$218,800
Darby	575	81	$40,943	$883/mo	$263,200
Alberton	567	88	$71,250	$1,161/mo	$247,000
Hot Springs	558	65	$21,319	$683/mo	$139,100
Circle	543	62	$81,250	$545/mo	$161,100
Huntley	534	85	$91,667	$1,119/mo	$237,200
Belt	525	74	$72,083	$910/mo	$170,500
Turah	507	110	$128,750	—	$457,300
Riverbend	505	100	$62,250	$1,042/mo	$428,000
Heart Butte	504	51	$28,977	$459/mo	$48,800
Lodge Grass	499	77	$50,000	$635/mo	—
Carlton	497	124	$81,648	—	$626,400
Lewistown Heights	484	95	$86,930	—	$277,300
Busby	483	51	$62,222	$340/mo	$96,200
Evaro	479	102	$68,977	$1,145/mo	$415,200
The Silos	474	104	$54,245	—	$390,000
St. Pierre	467	69	$34,141	$388/mo	—
Azure	454	69	$32,279	$359/mo	—
Fromberg	452	73	$59,028	$873/mo	$176,400
Jefferson City	446	95	$73,875	—	$282,000
Finley Point	436	96	$34,519	$925/mo	$428,700
Twin Creeks	435	102	$83,821	—	$360,200
Kerr	432	113	$46,944	—	$487,500
Terry	430	81	$36,154	—	$104,300
Broadus	426	63	$54,792	$588/mo	$155,900
Coram	415	100	$52,222	—	$332,100
Sangrey	400	74	$40,357	$543/mo	—
West Kootenai	397	96	$74,722	—	$287,200
Emigrant	387	83	$44,375	$824/mo	—
Sunburst	386	75	$80,938	$1,042/mo	$135,600
Unionville	386	109	$67,417	—	$446,300
Fortine	378	95	$64,427	—	$270,000
Rader Creek	373	103	$83,171	—	$379,700
Kings Point	373	196	$105,000	—	$1,503,900
Ekalaka	366	63	$45,417	$678/mo	$118,300
Beaver Creek	365	94	$95,813	—	$265,600
Clyde Park	364	83	$57,813	$1,012/mo	$237,500
Rudyard	363	59	$86,250	$625/mo	$93,800
Basin	360	91	$49,167	—	$228,600
Parker School	357	47	$43,000	$359/mo	$42,800
Frazer	346	45	$33,750	$331/mo	$28,200
Charlo	344	71	$39,107	$833/mo	$162,500
St. Regis	344	76	$50,833	$908/mo	$186,100
Trout Creek	340	91	$62,162	—	$226,400
Simms	326	89	$95,938	—	$193,900
Toston	324	101	$60,264	—	$352,700
St. Marie	319	98	$38,125	—	—
Bainville	313	80	$115,000	$739/mo	—
Heron	312	107	$29,357	—	$415,400
Yaak	310	102	$56,250	—	$363,600
Nashua	309	65	$72,500	$675/mo	$140,300
New Miami Colony	309	91	$2,499	—	$230,000
Froid	304	80	$70,750	—	$85,000
Hysham	300	60	$46,000	$594/mo	$117,500
Roberts	299	86	$92,589	$1,182/mo	$225,000
Jordan	299	67	$43,594	$835/mo	$110,200
Klein	292	92	$49,387	—	$237,700
Plevna	280	98	$73,750	—	$304,300
Condon	271	107	$57,813	—	$415,800
Dixon	270	68	$43,750	$740/mo	$159,400
Joplin	269	81	$67,292	—	$102,400
Stanford	266	59	$52,045	$425/mo	$170,100
Wyola	264	69	$48,750	$559/mo	$232,700
Geraldine	264	56	$42,639	$572/mo	$73,300
South Glastonbury	263	110	$58,750	—	$457,900
Bear Dance	262	119	$71,458	—	$570,000
Ryegate	259	67	$48,750	$820/mo	$126,900
Dutton	258	67	$55,469	$788/mo	$129,500
Drummond	255	68	$44,375	$608/mo	$210,000
Westby	253	55	$24,583	$575/mo	$61,900
Hinsdale	250	58	$40,250	$537/mo	$111,800
Savage	244	71	$87,083	$667/mo	$225,000
Belfry	240	83	$45,625	—	$139,600
Lima	237	88	$53,906	—	$183,100
Forest Hill Village	234	98	$25,579	—	—
Swan Lake	226	113	$78,125	—	$492,900
McAllister	226	123	$46,594	—	$612,900
Augusta	222	75	$43,333	$826/mo	$215,000
Jette	221	117	$59,417	—	$537,000
Wilsall	221	86	$65,588	$1,100/mo	$214,500
Fort Peck	219	95	$88,333	—	$272,400
Twin Bridges	218	91	$52,292	—	$220,800
Richey	215	55	$66,250	$455/mo	$105,600
York	215	106	$111,359	—	$405,700
Charlos Heights	213	98	$88,042	—	—
Riverview Colony	212	98	$2,499	—	—
Highwood	209	86	$71,875	—	$169,100
West Glacier	209	103	$87,344	$800/mo	$565,500
Elliston	208	76	$41,719	$775/mo	$248,300
Winifred	207	75	$75,089	$557/mo	—
Moore	204	72	$45,972	$805/mo	$180,200
East Glacier Park Village	199	73	$37,500	$867/mo	$170,800
Denton	198	74	$57,500	$1,058/mo	$118,800
Power	194	86	$73,929	—	$156,700
Noxon	193	87	$71,500	—	$172,700
Gallatin River Ranch	191	189	$250,001	—	$1,388,900
Fort Shaw	190	89	$77,941	—	$198,200
Medicine Lake	190	55	$41,000	$492/mo	$95,000
Crane	185	98	$76,007	—	—
Pine Creek	182	137	$80,208	—	$788,500
Corwin Springs	177	44	$47,969	$225/mo	$61,000
Nibbe	176	97	$47,917	—	—
Ravalli	174	98	$76,582	—	—
Winnett	173	82	$66,875	—	$117,500
Fox Lake	173	78	$81,458	$1,100/mo	$140,600
Willow Creek	162	79	$68,542	$856/mo	$218,800
Sylvanite	157	104	$52,396	—	$376,900
Dodson	156	76	$41,172	—	$44,700
Custer	155	55	$70,000	$431/mo	$121,700
West Havre	155	100	$63,819	—	$330,000
Saco	154	65	$51,250	$900/mo	$64,400
Little Bitterroot Lake	153	136	$105,114	—	$775,000
Broadview	152	84	$66,250	—	$148,800
Maxville	150	110	$143,462	—	$450,000
Stockett	148	88	$77,614	—	$190,900
Happys Inn	146	107	$47,976	—	$417,000
Hobson	145	61	$34,750	$619/mo	$112,500
Amsterdam	145	100	$96,750	—	$312,500
Avon	145	72	$97,656	$786/mo	$187,500
Saddle Butte	139	97	$69,688	—	$292,200
Garrison	138	101	$46,250	—	$350,000
Lavina	134	65	$66,875	$725/mo	$123,600
Roy	133	63	$50,000	$871/mo	$48,300
Gildford	132	81	$48,897	—	$98,800
Rexford	131	84	$48,875	—	$135,700
Dupuyer	131	90	$79,167	—	$215,600
Lonepine	130	96	$31,750	—	$283,300
Tracy	130	76	$33,571	$1,080/mo	$123,200
Rocky Boy's Agency	124	76	$59,175	—	$44,600
Sedan	124	98	$105,714	$1,042/mo	$384,600
Olney	124	98	$19,875	—	$312,500
Bridger	119	141	$136,154	—	$807,700
Carter	118	81	$32,188	—	$107,500
Springhill	118	141	$76,304	—	$814,500
Wisdom	117	77	$58,370	$625/mo	—
Old Agency	114	66	$33,750	$275/mo	—
Reed Point	113	83	$79,375	—	$137,500
Turner Colony	112	98	$128,056	—	—
Birch Creek Colony	111	98	$2,499	—	—
Rollins	110	172	$180,197	—	$1,210,900
Montaqua	108	102	$98,167	—	$374,100
Alder	108	90	$39,167	$717/mo	$436,400
Fort Smith	105	83	$52,292	—	$129,200
Dayton	103	144	$84,688	—	$875,000
Pony	101	93	$46,538	—	$242,900
Whitewater	100	47	$35,417	$267/mo	$79,000
Weeksville	100	135	$64,050	—	$755,000
Cyr	99	121	$70,577	—	$585,500
Marysville	97	94	$64,688	—	$262,500
Harrison	96	91	$70,625	$1,111/mo	—
Hingham	95	80	$85,000	—	$93,800
Cooke City	94	99	$41,750	$1,225/mo	$362,500
Silver Gate	94	119	$250,001	—	$562,500
Greycliff	94	73	$90,650	—	$9,999
Bearcreek	93	73	$111,500	$840/mo	$191,700
Winston	93	99	$58,058	—	$322,300
Loma	90	82	$48,577	—	$110,800
Brady	86	98	$70,673	—	—
Kevin	84	78	$35,625	—	$60,800
Edgar	79	91	$61,591	—	$235,700
Flaxville	73	81	$102,727	—	$98,200
Silver Star	72	115	$34,375	—	$513,900
Camp Three	70	98	$54,722	—	—
Geyser	66	81	$40,625	—	$98,300
Hardy	65	106	$78,333	—	$408,300
Fox	64	113	$53,077	—	$500,000
Sweet Grass	64	98	$79,886	—	—
Sun River	62	86	$42,237	—	$167,100
Glen	60	98	$78,125	—	—
Vida	60	82	$34,183	—	$110,100
Huson	59	98	$54,792	—	—
Helmville	58	94	$148,304	—	$266,100
Windham	57	98	$46,429	—	—
Essex	57	100	$73,393	—	$329,200
Acton	56	92	$36,563	$1,177/mo	—
Nye	56	123	$108,958	—	$625,000
Rosebud	53	98	$43,899	—	—
Hebgen Lake Estates	53	120	$29,261	—	$552,400
Hall	50	98	$50,000	—	—
North Harlem Colony	47	98	$170,625	—	—
Craig	47	101	$94,286	—	$354,500
Outlook	47	81	$50,313	—	$103,100
Ovando	47	107	$59,167	—	$425,000
Turner	46	77	$41,875	—	$56,700
Zurich	45	86	$59,167	—	$162,500
Pinnacle	43	108	$56,154	—	$433,300
Raynesford	41	93	$94,688	—	$245,000
Camas	40	82	$27,917	—	$119,600
Grant	39	82	$58,906	—	$117,200
Shawmut	37	98	$50,682	—	—
Lakeview	36	98	$45,500	—	—
Herron	36	98	$52,083	—	—
Inverness	31	98	$80,250	—	—
Landusky	29	77	$24,722	—	$58,000
Dewey	27	98	$32,500	—	—
Wise River	24	107	$54,375	—	$421,400
Reserve	23	80	$51,250	—	$90,000
Wolf Creek	18	97	$66,250	—	—
Utica	18	98	$107,917	—	—
Sapphire Ridge	17	88	$17,500	—	$191,700
Gilman	17	91	$45,625	—	$231,300
Floweree	17	93	$98,750	—	$250,000
Homestead	13	86	$151,250	—	$162,500
Pendroy	13	78	$76,875	—	$67,500
Bynum	12	98	$45,625	—	—
Bloomfield	7	98	$98,750	—	—