Living in Butte-Silver Bow, MT
Small city in Montana
Butte-Silver Bow is a small city in Montana, home to about 35,000 people, with 52,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Butte-Silver Bow a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 77°F
- Dog-friendly: 3 dog parks within 9 mi
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $262k and rents for $1,970 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 1 federally declared disaster since 2000
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 52,000 people live within 31 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Fewer graduates: 28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Butte-Silver Bow: common questions
What is the cost of living in Butte-Silver Bow?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $262k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,970 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 95, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Butte-Silver Bow?
Montana collects about $2,087 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.05% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Butte-Silver Bow safe?
Butte-Silver Bow isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Butte-Silver Bow?
Public schools in Butte-Silver Bow test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 16 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Butte-Silver Bow?
Butte-Silver Bow has cold winters: winter days average around 33°F and summer days around 77°F, with roughly 15″ of snow a year.
Does Butte-Silver Bow get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from cold waves, earthquakes and flooding: 1 federally declared disaster has hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.64 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Butte-Silver Bow?
The nearest major airport is BOI, about 245 mi away.
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