Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
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.
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.
Comparison
Butte has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Anaconda has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Anaconda minus Butte.
| Metric | Butte | Anaconda | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,327 | $1,207 | -$120 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $283,220 | $299,499 | +$16,279 | Butte | Butte has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $216/mo | +$8/mo | Butte | Butte has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 108 | 110 | +2 | Butte | Butte has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $56,580 | $59,975 | +$3,395 | Butte | Butte has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 69/100 | 70/100 | +1 | Anaconda | Anaconda has the higher move score. |