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Billings vs Evansville

Metro-area medians — Billings, MT Metro Area vs Evansville, IN Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Billings comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.

Billings and Evansville cost about the same to live in, but Billings households earn about 15% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Billings.

Their widest everyday difference: Billings has the tighter job market — 3.3% unemployment versus 4.5%.

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Billings, MT
$58,071
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$62,091
real value after local prices
Evansville, IN
$59,064
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$64,531
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Evansville leaves you about $2,440/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure
Billings
Evansville
Livability (CityLedger)
60/100
47/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
93.5
91.5
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$83,153
$73,703
Median household income
$77,770
$67,459
Median rent
$1,170/mo
$1,007/mo
Median home value
$383,900
$228,800
Unemployment
3.3%
4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
32.8%
32.5%
Average commute
20.8 min
20.5 min
Air quality (median AQI)
39
46
Avg temperature
48°F
57°F

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  • + Livability (CityLedger)
  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Unemployment
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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  • + Median rent
  • + Median home value
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Billings vs Evansville — frequently asked

Is Billings cheaper than Evansville?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Billings and Evansville metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Billings or Evansville?
Billings has the higher median household income — $77,770 versus $67,459 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 15% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Billings or Evansville?
A paycheck stretches further in Billings. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $83,153 there versus $73,703 in Evansville.
Which has cheaper rent, Billings or Evansville?
Evansville has cheaper rent — a median of $1,007/mo versus $1,170/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).