| Index | Hungry Horse | Montana | National |
| Cost of living | 82 | 101 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 90 | 104 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 103 | 100 |
| Health care | 93 | 98 | 100 |
| Housing | 53 | 99 | 100 |
| Transportation | 103 | 109 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 93 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $20,781 | $1,732 | $485 | $623 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Montana | 0% | 0% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Montana | 1% | 6.75% |
| Item | Hungry Horse | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $15.71 | $24.26 | 35.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $37.87 | $45.56 | 16.9% |
| Toothpaste | $4.19 | $3.70 | 13.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.16 | $1.28 | 9.2% |
| Movie | $12.99 | $12.13 | 7.1% |
| Bowling | $16.78 | $18.00 | 6.8% |
| Item | Hungry Horse | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.31 | $5.84 | 8.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.59 | $1.57 | 1.2% |
| Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.5% |
| Potatoes | $4.61 | $4.93 | 6.5% |
| Pizza | $12.03 | $12.09 | 0.5% |
| Beer | $10.57 | $10.41 | 1.5% |
| Item | Hungry Horse | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $105.94 | $125.68 | 15.7% |
| Doctor | $115.67 | $135.78 | 14.8% |
| Dentist | $112.63 | $113.29 | 0.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.57 | $10.65 | 0.7% |
| Lipitor | $444.64 | $468.60 | 5.1% |
| Item | Hungry Horse | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $51,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 72.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,553.45 | $2,346.69 | 33.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,050.00 | $949.00 | 10.6% |
| Item | Hungry Horse | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.37 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $69.17 | $59.92 | 15.4% |
| Item | Hungry Horse | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $176.82 | $193.99 | 8.9% |
| Phone | $182.36 | $192.25 | 5.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Martin City, MT | 369 | 84 | 16.0% |
| Coram, MT | 302 | 97 | 3.1% |
| Columbia Falls, MT | 5,651 | 98 | 1.9% |
| Evergreen, MT | 8,416 | 101 | 0.5% |
| Kalispell, MT | 23,935 | 108 | 8.5% |
| Hungry Horse, MT | 650 | 82 | 18.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Grand Ridge, IL | 650 | 96 | 4.0% |
| Milroy, IN | 650 | 78 | 22.3% |
| Hatley, MS | 650 | 85 | 14.9% |
| Rockleigh, NJ | 650 | 324 | 223.5% |
| Gilbert, SC | 650 | 98 | 1.7% |
| Hungry Horse, MT | 650 | 82 | 18.4% |
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