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
Helena is the state-capital and mountain access market in Montana, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Anaconda has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Anaconda has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Helena minus Anaconda.
| Metric | Anaconda | Helena | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,207 | $1,276 | +$69 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $299,499 | $395,600 | +$96,101 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $216/mo | $196/mo | -$20/mo | Helena | Helena has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 110 | 105 | -5 | Helena | Helena has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $59,975 | $62,100 | +$2,125 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 72/100 | +2 | Helena | Helena has the higher move score. |