What is the #1 cheapest places to live in montana?

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

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 cheapest places to live in montana?: Fort Belknap Agency ranks #1 with 47.1 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in montana?: 1. Fort Belknap Agency (47.1), 2. South Browning (50.0), 3. Lame Deer (58.7), 4. North Browning (66.4), 5. Crow Agency (69.8)
How many cities in Montana are ranked?: This ranking includes 95 cities in Montana with available data.

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