Last checked October 30, 2026.
Housing is the biggest cost difference between Montana towns: a 1-bedroom lists for about $560 a month in Lewistown and about $1,890 in Bozeman, and median home prices run from about $337,000 in Laurel to about $1.9 million in Big Sky.
- Rent by town: asking rents and Census rents for 26 towns.
- Buying a home: median sale prices and sample mortgage payments at October 2026 rates.
- Property tax and the homestead rate: why a home you live in is taxed far less than a second home starting in 2026.
- All 56 counties: Census rent and home values for every county.
Coming soon: home and renters insurance, and the costs of rural property (wells, septic, propane, private roads).