Cost Of Living In Helena West Side, MT

Helena West Side cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Helena West Side	Montana	National
Cost of living index	95	98	100
Index	Helena West Side	Montana	National
Goods & Services index	98	98	100
Groceries index	100	100	100
Health care index	104	104	100
Housing index	88	97	100
Transportation index	101	101	100
Utilities index	92	92	100

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The cost of living in Helena West Side is 3% lower than the Montana average.
The cost of living in Helena West Side is 5% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Helena West Side is 12% lower than the national average.
Montana general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average.
Montana state income tax is 55% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$62,679	$5,223	$1,462	$1,881
Renters	$14,694	$1,225	$343	$441

Montana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Montana	0%	0%

Montana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Montana	1%	6.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Helena West Side	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.37	$15.56	7.7%
Beauty Salon	$37.33	$36.11	3.4%
Toothpaste	$2.72	$2.47	10.1%
Shampoo	$0.95	$0.96	1.6%
Movie	$10.25	$10.13	1.2%
Bowling	$3.83	$4.74	19.0%

Groceries

Item	Helena West Side	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.43	$3.98	13.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.41	1.0%
Milk	$1.75	$2.06	15.2%
Potatoes	$3.67	$2.98	23.1%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$8.65	$8.79	1.6%

Health Care

Item	Helena West Side	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.77	$101.04	18.1%
Doctor	$134.33	$107.44	25.0%
Dentist	$82.20	$90.42	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.93	$9.28	7.0%
Lipitor	$455.84	$426.50	6.9%

Housing

Item	Helena West Side	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$171,200.00	$175,700.00	2.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,256.86	$1,133.23	10.9%
Apartment Rent	$614.00	$920.00	33.3%

Transportation

Item	Helena West Side	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.09	$1.99	4.7%
Tire Balancing	$42.53	$45.76	7.1%

Utilities

Item	Helena West Side	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.10	$163.81	11.2%
Phone	$18.66	$28.39	34.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Helena, MT	2,497	95	-5%
Helena Valley Southeast, MT	7,340	99	-1%
Helena, MT	29,142	100	-0%
Helena Valley West Central, MT	8,502	101	1%
Marysville, MT	114	103	3%
Helena West Side, MT	1,324	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
McMillin, WA	1,324	126	26%
Point Roberts, WA	1,323	112	12%
Elmendorf, TX	1,325	82	-18%
Black Rock, NM	1,325	76	-24%
Gardner, IL	1,325	92	-8%
Helena West Side, MT	1,324	95	-5%

Source: The Helena West Side, MT cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Helena West Side, MT Cost of Living