Independence vs Billings
Independence, MO compared with Billings, MT · 858 miles apart
Independence has 121,675 residents to Billings’s 121,239. Independence comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Billings does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Independence, MO | Billings, MT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 121,675 | 121,239 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,560 | 2,621 |
| Median household income | $60,339 | $73,712 |
| Median home value | $172,900 | $343,400 |
| Median rent | $1,109 | $1,138 |
| Homeownership | 60.9% | 64.8% |
| Average commute | 23.9 min | 16.5 min |
| Median age | 39 | 38.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 21.9% | 36.9% |
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 9.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 3.5% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 4.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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