
Missoula, MT
US City in Montana, West · ranked on 28 metrics
Missoula, MT is a US city in Montana with a population of 79,837 (281st of 477). It ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (18th of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (tied 1st of 395), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (81st of 434). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (304th of 395), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (319th of 434), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (288th of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202417th of 46097
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202418th of 43496
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025tied 1st of 39591
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202481st of 43482
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 131st of 46071
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025118th of 39570
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024137th of 43469
- Poverty Rate (%)11.8%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024147th of 43466
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 169th of 46063
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025304th of 39523
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024319th of 43427
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025288th of 39527
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025208th of 39547
- Median Household Income$70,392Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024226th of 43448
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024199th of 46057
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024183rd of 46060
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024161st of 43463
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 11 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
Billings, MT82% similar
Lincoln, NE78% similar


Quick answers
- What is the population of Missoula, MT?
- Missoula, MT has a population of 79,837, 281st among 477 US cities.
- What does Missoula, MT rank best at?
- Among US cities, Missoula, MT ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (18th of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (tied 1st of 395); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (81st of 434).
- Where does Missoula, MT rank worst?
- Missoula, MT ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (304th of 395); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (319th of 434); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (288th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Missoula, MT?
- Rankodex ranks Missoula, MT on 28 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
28 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics