Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Montana
Anaconda is a supplemental starter city profile for the lower-cost mountain-region market in Montana, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Montana
Billings is the regional jobs and healthcare market in Montana, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, transportation, heating bills, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Anaconda has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Anaconda has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Billings minus Anaconda.
| Metric | Anaconda | Billings | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,207 | $1,682 | +$475 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $299,499 | $542,800 | +$243,301 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $216/mo | $184/mo | -$32/mo | Billings | Billings has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 110 | 102 | -8 | Billings | Billings has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $59,975 | $78,660 | +$18,685 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 71/100 | +1 | Billings | Billings has the higher move score. |