Cost Of Living in Glasgow, MT

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Glasgow	Montana	National
Cost of living	96	101	100
Goods & Services	104	104	100
Groceries	101	103	100
Health care	104	98	100
Housing	76	99	100
Transportation	125	109	100
Utilities	93	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Glasgow is 5% lower than the Montana average
The cost of living in Glasgow is 4% lower than the national average
Glasgow housing is 24% lower than the national average
Montana general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Montana state income tax is 61% 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	$62,188	$5,182	$1,451	$1,866
Renters	$35,563	$2,964	$830	$1,067

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%	6.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Glasgow	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.17	$24.26	20.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.59	$45.56	8.7%
Toothpaste	$4.10	$3.70	10.8%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.47	$12.13	2.8%
Bowling	$17.73	$18.00	1.5%

Groceries

Item	Glasgow	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.69	$5.84	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	10.7%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.6%
Potatoes	$4.54	$4.93	8.1%
Pizza	$12.10	$12.09	0.1%
Beer	$10.75	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Glasgow	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$153.82	$125.68	22.4%
Doctor	$187.05	$135.78	37.8%
Dentist	$102.51	$113.29	9.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.61	$10.65	0.4%
Lipitor	$348.38	$468.60	25.7%

Housing

Item	Glasgow	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$151,300.00	$184,700.00	18.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,351.75	$2,346.69	0.2%
Apartment Rent	$594.00	$949.00	37.4%

Transportation

Item	Glasgow	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$111.34	$59.92	85.8%

Utilities

Item	Glasgow	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.24	$193.99	8.6%
Phone	$183.03	$192.25	4.8%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Marie, MT	325	86	14.2%
Nashua, MT	326	97	2.7%
Fort Peck, MT	246	108	8.3%
Glasgow, MT	3,332	96	3.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake Holm, WA	3,332	151	50.6%
Nicholls, GA	3,333	77	22.7%
Wyncote, PA	3,333	128	28.4%
Winnsboro, TX	3,330	86	13.5%
Port Ewen, NY	3,334	105	5.3%
Glasgow, MT	3,332	96	3.9%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Glasgow, MT