Montana city profile

Living in Bozeman, Montana

What it costs to live in Bozeman, and how it compares with other Montana cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

49

5th best value in Montana

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Montana cities.

Overall livability

74

1st overall in Montana

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Bozeman is home to about 51,574 people. A typical home runs $466,400 and a household earns around $67,400, a price-to-income ratio of 6.9. Among Montana's cities, it ranks 5th for value and 1st overall. For context, the typical Bozeman home is about 11% below the statewide median of $523,000 and local household income is about 4% above the statewide median of $64,700.

Bozeman at a glance

Median home price

$466,400

7th in MT of 7

Median rent

$1,229/mo

Median household income

$67,400

Home price to income

6.9x

Unemployment

2.9%

1st in MT of 7

School rating

5/10

2nd in MT of 7

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More Montana cities: Billings, Butte Silver Bow, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Missoula

Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI. City rankings are within Montana only. Updated 2026.