Most Affordable Cities in Montana

Cost of living rankings for 27 cities in Montana with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Montana is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 119.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected
Cheapest City
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Index: 86
Most Expensive
Whitefish
Index: 178
State Average
119
National: 100
Cities Ranked
27
eligible statewide total

Montana Affordability Ranking

Showing 1–27 of 27 eligible cities — 27 on this page. Page 1 of 1.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
1Anaconda-Deer Lodge County86$231,700$1,082$57,527
2Havre89$233,821$1,310$50,329
3Lockwood91$235,400$1,432$75,700
4Butte-Silver Bow (balance)93$257,800$1,417$61,857
5Miles City94$248,668$1,612$67,727
6Sidney94$273,345$1,315$62,538
7Lewistown97$290,669$1,450$48,750
8Great Falls101$340,160$1,374$63,373
9Helena Valley Southeast104$331,500$1,653$74,075
10Laurel105$378,211$1,329$68,474
11Evergreen106$340,800$1,682$76,446
12Billings108$400,819$1,426$73,712
13Helena Valley West Central108$367,200$1,653$90,082
14Helena Valley Northwest113$404,200$1,653$100,605
15Helena120$480,407$1,616$71,036
16Livingston125$535,479$1,448$65,861
17Hamilton128$533,379$1,426$49,204
18Missoula129$568,490$1,537$70,392
19Orchard Homes130$553,700$1,690$64,904
20Polson133$578,626$1,652$53,418
21Kalispell134$562,374$1,931$63,415
22Belgrade135$551,966$2,256$97,328
23Columbia Falls137$610,243$1,698$75,766
24Four Corners146$648,400$2,109$100,917
25Bozeman154$725,769$2,149$85,747
26Bigfork165$810,278$2,138$85,307
27Whitefish178$871,592$2,677$73,811

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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