What is the #1 most expensive cities in montana?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Wheatland	1,185	193.4
2	Pray	1,018	192.6
3	Big Sky	2,388	190.9
4	Lakeside	2,730	186.8
5	Helena Valley Northeast	4,398	176.1
6	Helena Flats	1,014	176.0
7	Wye	1,222	173.5
8	Montana City	2,899	170.0
9	Four Corners	5,562	167.4
10	King Arthur Park	2,343	163.1
11	Churchill	1,120	160.2
12	Clancy	1,729	156.5
13	Bozeman	55,042	155.3
14	Gallatin Gateway	1,092	153.2
15	Helena Valley Northwest	5,070	152.6
16	Belgrade	11,425	151.2
17	Frenchtown	1,629	145.9
18	Bigfork	5,249	144.2
19	Whitefish	8,422	144.1
20	Manhattan	2,149	140.2
21	Helena Valley West Central	8,224	134.3
22	Three Forks	2,034	130.2
23	Marion	1,149	125.1
24	Orchard Homes	5,280	124.5
25	Lolo	4,378	124.1
26	Missoula	75,600	123.3
27	Corvallis	1,356	121.4
28	Somers	1,181	116.4
29	Evergreen	8,908	115.5
30	Helena West Side	1,584	113.9
31	Helena Valley Southeast	9,533	113.8
32	Helena	33,126	113.8
33	Billings	118,321	113.7
34	Kalispell	26,830	113.5
35	Columbia Falls	5,531	112.6
36	Lockwood	7,474	112.4
37	Livingston	8,635	111.9
38	East Missoula	2,072	111.7
39	Malmstrom AFB	4,191	108.4
40	Glasgow	3,194	106.9
41	West Yellowstone	1,457	106.2
42	Colstrip	2,156	105.6
43	Townsend	2,232	105.3
44	Baker	1,535	105.2
45	Laurel	7,198	103.6
46	Chinook	1,460	102.8
47	Columbus	1,925	102.2
48	Big Timber	1,530	102.1
49	Stevensville	2,172	101.9
50	Glendive	4,831	101.3
51	Sidney	6,235	100.7
52	Hamilton	4,949	99.7
53	Polson	5,334	99.1
54	East Helena	1,855	98.7
55	Fort Benton	1,470	98.0
56	Great Falls	60,412	97.9
57	Miles City	8,412	97.3
58	White Sulphur Springs	1,097	95.7
59	Red Lodge	2,399	94.9
60	Bonner-West Riverside	1,445	94.3
61	Seeley Lake	1,335	93.5
62	Butte-Silver Bow (balance)	34,929	93.1
63	West Glendive	1,968	93.0
64	Havre	9,333	93.0
65	Philipsburg	1,012	92.5
66	Boulder	1,326	92.0
67	Dillon	4,020	91.6
68	Sun Prairie	1,514	90.1
69	Forsyth	1,682	89.8
70	Shelby	3,129	89.3
71	Deer Lodge	3,035	88.5
72	Roundup	1,964	88.4
73	Hardin	3,766	88.4
74	Choteau	1,719	87.6
75	Cut Bank	3,040	87.5
76	St. Ignatius	1,053	86.5
77	Harlowton	1,054	86.2
78	Malta	1,902	86.1
79	Plentywood	1,677	85.8
80	Anaconda-Deer Lodge County	9,512	84.9
81	Conrad	2,553	84.3
82	Eureka	2,009	83.8
83	Lewistown	6,028	82.7
84	Ronan	1,962	80.6
85	Pablo	1,808	80.5
86	Thompson Falls	1,568	79.7
87	Wolf Point	2,604	79.7
88	Libby	2,948	76.9
89	Whitehall	1,151	74.7
90	Plains	1,077	71.7
91	Crow Agency	2,110	69.8
92	North Browning	2,894	66.4
93	Lame Deer	1,939	58.7
94	South Browning	1,852	50.0
95	Fort Belknap Agency	1,434	47.1

Methodology

Cities in Montana are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in montana?: Wheatland ranks #1 with 193.4 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in montana?: 1. Wheatland (193.4), 2. Pray (192.6), 3. Big Sky (190.9), 4. Lakeside (186.8), 5. Helena Valley Northeast (176.1)
How many cities in Montana are ranked?: This ranking includes 95 cities in Montana with available data.

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