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Cost of living in Missoula, Montana

Missoula, Montana has about 76,514 people. Typical rent is $1,189 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $70,392 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #21 in Montana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,189 a month.

Missoula is a city in Montana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $70,392 a year.

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People
76,514
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,189
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$70,392
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$473,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,690
Missoula, MT HUD Metro FMR Area

Missoula, Montana has about 76,514 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $473,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Missoula County is $1,690 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Missoula. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Missoula, MT metro area, prices sit at 96.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Montana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Missoula's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Montana home paid 14.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Missoula's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Montana in the table we use.

Among 79 places we list in Montana with a rent figure, 14 have higher typical rent than Missoula.

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Bigger places in Montana

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.