Ranked for Affordable Living
Best Places to Live in Montana for Affordable Living
Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 7 places
- #1Butte-Silver BowPopulation 34,638 · mixed overall livability31% match
- #2BillingsPopulation 117,093 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #3Great FallsPopulation 60,373 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #4BozemanPopulation 53,500 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #5HelenaPopulation 32,529 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #6KalispellPopulation 25,473 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #7MissoulaPopulation 74,627 · mixed overall livability11% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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