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
Butte is a lower-cost historic mining city market in Montana, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Butte has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Anaconda has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Butte minus Anaconda.
| Metric | Anaconda | Butte | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,207 | $1,327 | +$120 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $299,499 | $283,220 | -$16,279 | Butte | Butte has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $216/mo | $208/mo | -$8/mo | Butte | Butte has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 110 | 108 | -2 | Butte | Butte has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $59,975 | $56,580 | -$3,395 | Butte | Butte has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 69/100 | -1 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the higher move score. |