Cascade County · Montana · West · 60k residents
Great Falls, MT: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Great Falls: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, 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.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,122/wk. Montana's corporate income tax rate is 6.75%. Commercial electricity averages 11.9¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,122/wk
Corporate income tax
6.75%
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.8%
Commercial electricity
11.9¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Great Falls's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
42/100
Steady
Ranks Great Falls's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $257,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $275 |
| Property tax rate | 0.7% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $676/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $956/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.29% |
| Sales tax | 0% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.75% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,122/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.9¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 36.9/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $121,990 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $78,290 |
| Wage: General manager | $88,780 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,270 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,760 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $54,460 |
| Wage: Electrician | $76,960 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $35,000 |
| Cost of living index | 86 |
| 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 | $63,373 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% |
| Population | 60k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 83/100 |
| Avg. commute | 19 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 86°F |
| January low | 18°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +3.8% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +5.6% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.9% |
| Building permits YoY | +29.3% |
| Ocean coast | 516 mi |
| Big lake | 134 mi |
| Mountains | 63 mi |
| Major airport | 120 mi |
| Ski resort | 118 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Great Falls a good place to run a business?
- Montana's corporate income tax rate is 6.75%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,122/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.9¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Great Falls, MT?
- Great Falls indexes at 86 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $956/mo and a acs median home value of $257,000.
- How much does a house cost in Great Falls?
- The acs median home value in Great Falls is $257,000 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Great Falls?
- A two-bedroom in Great Falls rents for about $956/mo.