Cost of living in Plentywood, Montana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $760 a month.
Plentywood is a city in Montana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,438 a year.
- People
- 1,654
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $760
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $68,438
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $161,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,214
- Sheridan County, MT
Plentywood, Montana has about 1,654 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $161,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sheridan County is $1,214 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Plentywood. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Montana's prices sit at 94.6 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Montana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Plentywood'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 Plentywood'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, 63 have higher typical rent than Plentywood.
Nearby places
- Williston
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Plentywood - Wolf Point
Typical rent $734
Compare with Plentywood - Sidney
Typical rent $931
Compare with Plentywood - Tioga
Typical rent $1,092
Compare with Plentywood - Watford City
Typical rent $1,336
Compare with Plentywood - Glasgow
Typical rent $805
Compare with Plentywood - Stanley
Typical rent $1,144
- New Town
Typical rent $851
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Montana
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.