Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Montana
Bozeman is the premium mountain-market housing market in Montana, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, 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
Billings has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Billings has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Billings minus Bozeman.
| Metric | Bozeman | Billings | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,856 | $1,682 | -$174 | Billings | Billings has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $616,400 | $542,800 | -$73,600 | Billings | Billings has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $202/mo | $184/mo | -$18/mo | Billings | Billings has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 106 | 102 | -4 | Billings | Billings has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $85,560 | $78,660 | -$6,900 | Billings | Billings has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 63/100 | 71/100 | +8 | Billings | Billings has the higher move score. |