Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Bozeman, MT

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

MetricButte-Silver Bow, MTBozeman, MT
Population35,05256,114
Median Household Income$61,857$85,747
Median Rent$856/mo$1,717/mo
Median Home Value$257,800$687,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)—103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%48.8%
Poverty Rate14.8%13.7%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)2.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k464*397
Property Crime Rate /100k2,081*1,622
Median AQI2811
Good AQI Days /yr310358
Summer Highs77°F78°F
Winter Lows8°F15°F
Snowfall15 in/yr91 in/yr
Avg Commute16.9 min15.5 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1616.9
College Degree Rate28.1%65.1%
Foreign-Born %1.2%4.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.8%+9.7%

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.