Cost Of Living in Chester, 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	Chester	Montana	National
Cost of living	84	101	100
Goods & Services	90	104	100
Groceries	100	103	100
Health care	93	98	100
Housing	62	99	100
Transportation	103	109	100
Utilities	93	93	100

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The cost of living in Chester is 17% lower than the Montana average
The cost of living in Chester is 16% lower than the national average
Chester housing is 38% 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	$55,417	$4,618	$1,293	$1,663
Renters	$37,969	$3,164	$886	$1,139

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	Chester	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%

Groceries

Item	Chester	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%

Health Care

Item	Chester	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%

Housing

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$114,800.00	$184,700.00	37.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,553.45	$2,346.69	33.8%
Apartment Rent	$579.00	$949.00	39.0%

Transportation

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$69.17	$59.92	15.4%

Utilities

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.82	$193.99	8.9%
Phone	$182.36	$192.25	5.1%

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.
Inverness, MT	34	70	29.8%
Joplin, MT	242	84	16.4%
Chester, MT	1,076	84	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Douglas, AL	1,076	90	10.1%
Woodville, AL	1,076	87	13.3%
Wallace, ID	1,076	90	9.6%
Arkport, NY	1,076	89	10.9%
Baxter Estates, NY	1,076	197	96.5%
Chester, MT	1,076	84	15.6%

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 Chester, MT