According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Miles City has an overall cost of living index of 89 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Montana, Miles City has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Montana's index of 97.
The standard of living in Miles City ranks as #1,460 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Montana. By definition, that implies Miles City ranks as the #4,958 most expensive place in the Treasure State.
Living Expense | Miles City | Montana | National Average | |
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Overall | 89 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 99 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 117 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 71 | 100 | 100 | |
Transportation | 106 | 94 | 100 | |
Utilities | 89 | 87 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Montana, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Miles City | Montana | United States |
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Median Home Value | $159,800 | $244,900 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $907 | $836 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $53,571 | $56,539 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.0x | 4.3x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Miles City | Montana |
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Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.73 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Miles City | Montana |
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Ground Beef | $4.09 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.85 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.33 | $2.05 |
Item | Miles City | Montana |
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Haircut | $19.28 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $40.26 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.32 | $2.34 |
Item | Miles City | Montana |
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Potatoes | $3.24 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.36 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $130.44 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $168.02 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $99.4 | $99.13 |
Item | Miles City | Montana |
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Gasoline | $2.24 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $57.24 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $131.33 | $167.67 |
Phone | $187.57 | $175.64 |