Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Montana
Lewistown is a supplemental starter city profile for the central Montana regional market in Montana, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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.
Comparison
Lewistown has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Lewistown has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Great Falls minus Lewistown.
| Metric | Lewistown | Great Falls | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,207 | $1,276 | +$69 | Lewistown | Lewistown has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $291,540 | $395,600 | +$104,060 | Lewistown | Lewistown has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $216/mo | $196/mo | -$20/mo | Great Falls | Great Falls has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 110 | 105 | -5 | Great Falls | Great Falls has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $59,975 | $62,100 | +$2,125 | Lewistown | Lewistown has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 72/100 | +2 | Great Falls | Great Falls has the higher move score. |