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    Is Butte-Silver Bow a good place to live?

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    Butte-Silver Bow ranks #7 of 7 Montana cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (33/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.8% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $225,100
    +14.1% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $808
    per month
    Household income
    $57,633
    median
    Unemployment
    4.3%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Butte-Silver Bow

    The median home value in Butte-Silver Bow is $225,100 and median rent is $808 a month, against a median household income of $57,633. Homes cost about 3.9× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Butte-Silver Bow crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Montana the 2025 rate was 422 violent and 1,468 property crimes per 100,000 people — #22 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Butte-Silver Bow, MT

    Butte-Silver Bow has about 34,929 residents, 4.3% unemployment and 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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