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
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
Butte has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Helena has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Helena minus Butte.
| Metric | Butte | Helena | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,327 | $1,276 | -$51 | Helena | Helena has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $283,220 | $395,600 | +$112,380 | Butte | Butte has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $208/mo | $196/mo | -$12/mo | Helena | Helena has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 108 | 105 | -3 | Helena | Helena has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $56,580 | $62,100 | +$5,520 | Butte | Butte has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 69/100 | 72/100 | +3 | Helena | Helena has the higher move score. |