Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Montana
Kalispell is a Flathead Valley housing and tourism market in Montana, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, 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 Kalispell.
| Metric | Kalispell | Billings | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,972 | $1,682 | -$290 | Billings | Billings has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $556,983 | $542,800 | -$14,183 | 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. |