Montana city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Missoula?

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

Value score

12

7th best value in Montana

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

Overall livability

10

7th overall in Montana

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

Missoula is home to about 73,300 people. A typical home runs $324,700 and a household earns around $54,400, a price-to-income ratio of 6.0. Among Montana's cities, it ranks 7th for value and 7th overall. For context, the typical Missoula home is about 38% below the statewide median of $523,000 and local household income is about 16% below the statewide median of $64,700.

Missoula at a glance

Median home price

$324,700

6th in MT of 7

Median rent

$971/mo

Median household income

$54,400

Home price to income

6.0x

Unemployment

4.8%

7th in MT of 7

School rating

4/10

5th in MT of 7

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

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.