Missoula vs Bozeman
Missoula, MT compared with Bozeman, MT · 164 miles apart
Missoula has 78,903 residents to Bozeman’s 58,814. Missoula comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. Bozeman does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Missoula, MT | Bozeman, MT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78,903 | 58,814 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,252 | 2,747 |
| Median household income | $70,392 | $85,747 |
| Median home value | $473,100 | $687,900 |
| Median rent | $1,189 | $1,717 |
| Homeownership | 47% | 44.7% |
| Average commute | 15.8 min | 15.5 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 28.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53% | 65.1% |
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 13.7% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 3% |
| Price to income | 6.7× | 8× |
| Clear days a year | — | 34 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 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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