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
Lewistown is a supplemental starter city profile for the central Montana regional market in Montana, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
These cities are close on starter affordability signals. Differences are shown as Lewistown minus Anaconda.
| Metric | Anaconda | Lewistown | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,207 | $1,207 | $0 | Even | Median rent is the same in both cities. |
| Home price | $299,499 | $291,540 | -$7,959 | Lewistown | Lewistown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $216/mo | $216/mo | $0/mo | Even | Utilities is the same in both cities. |
| Groceries index | 110 | 110 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $59,975 | $59,975 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 70/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |