Montana city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Great Falls?

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

Value score

54

4th best value in Montana

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

Overall livability

39

5th overall in Montana

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

Great Falls is home to about 60,381 people. A typical home runs $190,300 and a household earns around $53,100, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. Among Montana's cities, it ranks 4th for value and 5th overall. For context, the typical Great Falls home is about 64% below the statewide median of $523,000 and local household income is about 18% below the statewide median of $64,700.

Great Falls at a glance

Median home price

$190,300

2nd in MT of 7

Median rent

$760/mo

Median household income

$53,100

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

3.6%

3rd in MT of 7

School rating

3/10

7th in MT of 7

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More Montana cities: Billings, Bozeman, Butte Silver Bow, 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.