Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Montana
Missoula is the college and mountain lifestyle 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 Butte has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Butte minus Missoula.
| Metric | Missoula | Butte | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,450 | $1,327 | -$123 | Butte | Butte has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $460,000 | $283,220 | -$176,780 | Butte | Butte has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $190/mo | $208/mo | +$18/mo | Missoula | Missoula has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 108 | +5 | Missoula | Missoula has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $69,000 | $56,580 | -$12,420 | Butte | Butte has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 68/100 | 69/100 | +1 | Butte | Butte has the higher move score. |