| | Missoula, MT | Boston, MA | United States |
| Overall | 112.8 | 150.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 103.9 | 111.4 | 100 |
| Health | 101.7 | 89.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 157.5 | 228.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $512,500 | $656,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,550.0% | 11,680.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 77.6 | 131.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 111.8 | 157.9 | 100 |
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Reviews for Missoula 
48 Reviews
I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out More
I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking More
I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family More
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health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the More
I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food.
However any pro More
I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools, More
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