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Best Cost of Living Counties in Montana

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 56 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
59/100
Top County
Glacier County
Counties Ranked
56

Top 10

#1
Glacier County
MT
98/100
#2
Roosevelt County
MT
92/100
#3
Judith Basin County
MT
91/100
#4
Chouteau County
MT
91/100
#5
Big Horn County
MT
90/100
#6
Phillips County
MT
90/100
#7
Blaine County
MT
90/100
#8
McCone County
MT
89/100
#9
Rosebud County
MT
86/100
#10
Carter County
MT
83/100

All Montana Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Glacier County, MT
97.5
52.6
2Roosevelt County, MT
91.8
46.5
3Judith Basin County, MT
91.3
77.5
4Chouteau County, MT
90.8
65.7
5Big Horn County, MT
89.8
42.9
6Phillips County, MT
89.8
62.3
7Blaine County, MT
89.6
54.1
8McCone County, MT
88.8
75.3
9Rosebud County, MT
85.5
60.2
10Carter County, MT
82.7
72.6
11Wheatland County, MT
82
63.2
12Powder River County, MT
81.7
67.7
13Granite County, MT
80.4
57.4
14Daniels County, MT
79
67.8
15Liberty County, MT
78.5
57.1
16Petroleum County, MT
77
80.1
17Garfield County, MT
73.1
67.7
18Golden Valley County, MT
73.1
69.9
19Sanders County, MT
72.9
60.6
20Sheridan County, MT
71.8
49.3
21Deer Lodge County, MT
71.4
48.9
22Pondera County, MT
70.7
51.5
23Hill County, MT
68
34.1
24Lincoln County, MT
66.2
57.7
25Prairie County, MT
65
60.2
26Valley County, MT
62.8
56.1
27Wibaux County, MT
62
63.2
28Teton County, MT
60.8
62.9
29Musselshell County, MT
59.7
59.7
30Meagher County, MT
59.5
65.5
31Fergus County, MT
57.3
56.6
32Beaverhead County, MT
57
63
33Fallon County, MT
56.8
72.4
34Powell County, MT
56.2
59.4
35Dawson County, MT
56
47.7
36Toole County, MT
54.8
49.1
37Mineral County, MT
54.3
54.1
38Richland County, MT
49.7
52.7
39Silver Bow County, MT
48.1
36.4
40Custer County, MT
42.4
48
41Carbon County, MT
37.6
64.8
42Lake County, MT
37
40.5
43Treasure County, MT
36.5
69.5
44Sweet Grass County, MT
35.8
64.6
45Cascade County, MT
34.6
33.5
46Madison County, MT
32.5
65.6
47Jefferson County, MT
31.8
58
48Park County, MT
30.1
48.9
49Broadwater County, MT
26.8
54.5
50Stillwater County, MT
26.8
58.8
51Ravalli County, MT
25.1
58.4
52Yellowstone County, MT
18.8
32.6
53Flathead County, MT
18
39.8
54Lewis and Clark County, MT
17.9
38.4
55Missoula County, MT
14.8
35.1
56Gallatin County, MT
6.1
44.2

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.