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Is Butte-Silver Bow a Good Value in Montana?

What it costs to live in Butte-Silver Bow, and how it compares with other Montana cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

74

1st best value in Montana

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

Overall livability

62

3rd overall in Montana

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

Butte-Silver Bow is home to about 34,368 people. A typical home runs $165,600 and a household earns around $50,700, a price-to-income ratio of 3.3. Among Montana's cities, it ranks 1st for value and 3rd overall. For context, the typical Butte Silver Bow home is about 68% below the statewide median of $523,000 and local household income is about 22% below the statewide median of $64,700.

Butte-Silver Bow at a glance

Median home price

$165,600

1st in MT of 7

Median rent

$704/mo

Median household income

$50,700

Home price to income

3.3x

Unemployment

4.5%

5th in MT of 7

School rating

3/10

6th in MT of 7

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More Montana cities: Billings, Bozeman, 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.