Compare monthly care rates across 360 cities and 61 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Montana.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Montana's average caregiver rate of $27.51/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $4,870/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,486/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $375/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,666/mo; Memory Care averages $5,940/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | Yellowstone | $5,170/mo | $6,310/mo | $7,980/mo | $317,600 | 6 |
| Butte | Silver Bow | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $223,500 | 4 |
| Great Falls | Cascade | $4,430/mo | $5,400/mo | $6,840/mo | $243,300 | 4 |
| Kalispell | Flathead | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $467,700 | 3 |
| Missoula | Missoula | $5,180/mo | $6,320/mo | $8,010/mo | $423,100 | 3 |
| Glendive | Dawson | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,730/mo | $187,400 | 2 |
| Helena | Lewis And Clark | $5,110/mo | $6,230/mo | $7,900/mo | $358,200 | 2 |
| Lewistown | Fergus | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $202,700 | 2 |
| Anaconda | Deer Lodge | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $209,700 | 1 |
| Bigfork | Flathead | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $467,700 | 1 |
| Bozeman | Gallatin | $6,880/mo | $8,390/mo | $10,630/mo | $604,900 | 1 |
| Broadus | Powder River | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,400 | 1 |
| Browning | Glacier | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,400 | 1 |
| Chinook | Blaine | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $124,900 | 1 |
| Clancy | Jefferson | $4,700/mo | $5,730/mo | $7,260/mo | $408,000 | 1 |
| Columbia Falls | Flathead | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $467,700 | 1 |
| Columbus | Stillwater | $5,070/mo | $6,190/mo | $7,830/mo | $355,600 | 1 |
| Conrad | Pondera | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $179,200 | 1 |
| Crow Agency | Big Horn | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $148,200 | 1 |
| Cut Bank | Glacier | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,400 | 1 |
| Deer Lodge | Powell | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $255,700 | 1 |
| Dillon | Beaverhead | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $282,000 | 1 |
| Ennis | Madison | $5,160/mo | $6,300/mo | $7,970/mo | $440,500 | 1 |
| Eureka | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $258,700 | 1 |
| Forsyth | Rosebud | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $188,900 | 1 |
| Glasgow | Valley | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $198,600 | 1 |
| Hamilton | Ravalli | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,710/mo | $435,000 | 1 |
| Havre | Hill | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $187,600 | 1 |
| Hot Springs | Sanders | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $323,800 | 1 |
| Laurel | Yellowstone | $5,170/mo | $6,310/mo | $7,980/mo | $317,600 | 1 |
| Libby | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $258,700 | 1 |
| Livingston | Park | $4,510/mo | $5,500/mo | $6,960/mo | $429,700 | 1 |
| Miles City | Custer | $4,390/mo | $5,360/mo | $6,790/mo | $204,200 | 1 |
| Plains | Sanders | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $323,800 | 1 |
| Plentywood | Sheridan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $111,600 | 1 |
| Polson | Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $369,200 | 1 |
| Ronan | Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $369,200 | 1 |
| Sheridan | Madison | $5,160/mo | $6,300/mo | $7,970/mo | $440,500 | 1 |
| Sidney | Richland | $4,430/mo | $5,400/mo | $6,850/mo | $259,000 | 1 |
| Stevensville | Ravalli | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,710/mo | $435,000 | 1 |
| Whitefish | Flathead | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $467,700 | 1 |
| Wibaux | Wibaux | $4,550/mo | $5,550/mo | $7,030/mo | $92,300 | 1 |
| Wolf Point | Roosevelt | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $119,400 | 1 |
| Absarokee | Stillwater | $5,070/mo | $6,190/mo | $7,830/mo | $355,600 | 0 |
| Acton | Yellowstone | $5,170/mo | $6,310/mo | $7,980/mo | $317,600 | 0 |
| Alberton | Mineral | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $313,600 | 0 |
| Alder | Madison | $5,160/mo | $6,300/mo | $7,970/mo | $440,500 | 0 |
| Alzada | Carter | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $176,600 | 0 |
| Angela | Rosebud | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $188,900 | 0 |
| Antelope | Sheridan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $111,600 | 0 |
| Arlee | Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $369,200 | 0 |
| Ashland | Rosebud | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $188,900 | 0 |
| Augusta | Lewis And Clark | $5,110/mo | $6,230/mo | $7,900/mo | $358,200 | 0 |
| Avon | Powell | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $255,700 | 0 |
| Babb | Glacier | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $153,400 | 0 |
| Bainville | Roosevelt | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $119,400 | 0 |
| Baker | Fallon | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $237,000 | 0 |
| Ballantine | Yellowstone | $5,170/mo | $6,310/mo | $7,980/mo | $317,600 | 0 |
| Basin | Jefferson | $4,700/mo | $5,730/mo | $7,260/mo | $408,000 | 0 |
| Bearcreek | Carbon | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,980/mo | $379,300 | 0 |
| Belfry | Carbon | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,980/mo | $379,300 | 0 |
| Belgrade | Gallatin | $6,880/mo | $8,390/mo | $10,630/mo | $604,900 | 0 |
| Belt | Cascade | $4,430/mo | $5,400/mo | $6,840/mo | $243,300 | 0 |
| Biddle | Powder River | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $149,400 | 0 |
| Big Arm | Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $369,200 | 0 |
| Big Sandy | Chouteau | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $185,100 | 0 |
| Big Sky | Gallatin | $6,880/mo | $8,390/mo | $10,630/mo | $604,900 | 0 |
| Big Timber | Sweet Grass | $4,990/mo | $6,090/mo | $7,700/mo | $295,500 | 0 |
| Bighorn | Treasure | $4,880/mo | $5,950/mo | $7,540/mo | $215,300 | 0 |
| Birney | Rosebud | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $188,900 | 0 |
| Black Eagle | Cascade | $4,430/mo | $5,400/mo | $6,840/mo | $243,300 | 0 |
| Bloomfield | Dawson | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,730/mo | $187,400 | 0 |
| Bonner | Missoula | $5,180/mo | $6,320/mo | $8,010/mo | $423,100 | 0 |
| Boulder | Jefferson | $4,700/mo | $5,730/mo | $7,260/mo | $408,000 | 0 |
| Box Elder | Hill | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $187,600 | 0 |
| Boyd | Carbon | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,980/mo | $379,300 | 0 |
| Boyes | Carter | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $176,600 | 0 |
| Brady | Pondera | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $179,200 | 0 |
| Bridger | Carbon | $4,520/mo | $5,510/mo | $6,980/mo | $379,300 | 0 |
| Broadview | Yellowstone | $5,170/mo | $6,310/mo | $7,980/mo | $317,600 | 0 |