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Cost of living in Townsend, Montana

Simple answer

Typical rent is $952 a month.

Townsend is a city in Montana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $70,752 a year.

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People
1,967
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$952
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$70,752
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$227,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,755
Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area

Townsend, Montana has about 1,967 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $227,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Broadwater County is $1,755 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Townsend. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Helena, MT metro area, prices sit at 95.7 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 Townsend'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 Townsend'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, 38 have higher typical rent than Townsend.

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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.

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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.