Montana · West · 35k residents
Butte-Silver Bow, MT: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Butte-Silver Bow: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Montana median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Butte-Silver Bow is $257,800, 33% below the Montana median. A two-bedroom rents for about $948/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 85 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $61,857 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Butte-Silver Bow is $257,800, 33.4% below the median for ACS-covered places in Montana.
- Household income: Median household income is $61,857, 12.1% below the median for ACS-covered places in Montana.
- Adult education: 28.1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 23.8% below the median for ACS-covered places in Montana.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 4.2 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Butte-Silver Bow about 81 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 190 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 19 minutes.
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Compare Butte-Silver Bow side by side
Cost of living index
85
ACS median home value
$257,800
2-bedroom rent
$948/mo
Median household income
$61,857
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Butte-Silver Bow's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Butte-Silver Bow's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $257,800 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $275 |
| Property tax rate | 0.7% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $695/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $948/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.29% |
| Sales tax | 0% |
| Cost of living index | 85 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $130/mo |
| Transit pass | $35/mo |
| Gas price | $3.30/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $61,857 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% |
| Population | 35k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 19 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 81°F |
| January low | 8°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 473 mi |
| Big lake | 154 mi |
| Mountains | 81 mi |
| Major airport | 73 mi |
| Ski resort | 74 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in Butte-Silver Bow
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- What is the cost of living in Butte-Silver Bow, MT?
- Butte-Silver Bow indexes at 85 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $948/mo and a acs median home value of $257,800.
- How much does a house cost in Butte-Silver Bow?
- The acs median home value in Butte-Silver Bow is $257,800, 33% below the Montana median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Butte-Silver Bow?
- A two-bedroom in Butte-Silver Bow rents for about $948/mo.