Cost of Living in Lewistown
Lewistown's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing and taxes, though this record discloses a real, disclosed limited local job market alongside that affordability.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing
Lewistown's housing figures ran $198,400-$296,569 across sources this pass reviewed, notably below Montana's own $467,919 statewide average and the ~$408,776 national median.
Montana's favorable statewide tax structure
No general state sales tax and a statewide average effective property tax rate of approximately 0.74% both apply, with no local resort tax in Lewistown.
A real, disclosed income tradeoff
Lewistown's cited median household income (~$48,750) runs notably below Montana's own statewide figures, a real cost-of-living tradeoff this record discloses alongside the affordability picture.
Key takeaways
- Lewistown's housing runs genuinely more affordable than the Montana statewide average.
- Montana's no-general-sales-tax and below-national property tax structure apply, with no local resort tax.
- Local median household income runs notably below Montana's statewide figures.
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