Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Belgrade, MT

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricButte-Silver Bow, MTBelgrade, MT
Population35,05211,872
Median Household Income$61,857$97,328
Median Rent$856/mo$1,877/mo
Median Home Value$257,800$535,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)—103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%45.4%
Poverty Rate14.8%11.2%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)2.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k464*331
Property Crime Rate /100k2,081*1,420
Median AQI2811
Good AQI Days /yr310358
Summer Highs77°F81°F
Winter Lows8°F11°F
Snowfall15 in/yr91 in/yr
Avg Commute16.9 min24.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher1615.1
College Degree Rate28.1%37.5%
Foreign-Born %1.2%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.8%+25.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Butte-Silver Bow (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.