Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Great Falls, MT

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

MetricButte-Silver Bow, MTGreat Falls, MT
Population35,05260,329
Median Household Income$61,857$63,373
Median Rent$856/mo$900/mo
Median Home Value$257,800$257,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)—97
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%43.7%
Poverty Rate14.8%14.5%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k464*631
Property Crime Rate /100k2,081*3,669
Median AQI2846
Good AQI Days /yr310—
Summer Highs77°F82°F
Winter Lows8°F19°F
Snowfall15 in/yr66 in/yr
Avg Commute16.9 min14.9 min
Hospitals12
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 52.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1615.1
College Degree Rate28.1%27.8%
Foreign-Born %1.2%2.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.8%-0.5%

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.