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What Is It Like to Live in Butte-Silver Bow?

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

Value score

53

4th best value in Montana

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

Overall livability

38

5th 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 4th for value and 5th overall.

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

3.2%

6th in MT of 7

School rating

5/10

6th in MT of 7

Air quality (AQI)

31

6th in MT of 7

Walk score

22/100

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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; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Montana only. Updated 2026.