Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Montana
Great Falls is the lower-cost regional market in Montana, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
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.
Comparison
Butte has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Great Falls has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Butte minus Great Falls.
| Metric | Great Falls | Butte | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,276 | $1,327 | +$51 | Great Falls | Great Falls has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $395,600 | $283,220 | -$112,380 | Butte | Butte has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $196/mo | $208/mo | +$12/mo | Great Falls | Great Falls has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 105 | 108 | +3 | Great Falls | Great Falls has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $62,100 | $56,580 | -$5,520 | Butte | Butte has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 72/100 | 69/100 | -3 | Great Falls | Great Falls has the higher move score. |