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Belgrade, MT vs North Logan, UT

Belgrade

Montana

vs

North Logan

Utah

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Belgrade leads on 14 and North Logan on 22. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 13% higher in Belgrade, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,877$1,658
Belgrade is 13% higher
Median household income
$97,328$89,891
Belgrade is 8% higher
Median home value
$535,200$492,600
Belgrade is 9% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $78,700 a year left in Belgrade and $72,200 in North Logan. Money goes further in Belgrade, by about $6,500 a year.
  • A household earning Belgrade's median of $97,328 would need about $96,000 in North Logan to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 5.0 points a year in Belgrade, and rent outran pay by 4.0 points a year in North Logan.

How these are calculated

MontanaUtahNorth Logan, UTBelgrade, MTBelgradeNorth LoganBelgradeNorth Logan

Which fits you?

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01North Logan, UTComposite 65.0 / 100
87
288075n/a966669
02Belgrade, MTComposite 51.3 / 100
54
247761355351100

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBelgradeNorth LoganAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,877$1,658
Rent to income123.1%22.1%
Property tax rate10.7%0.5%
Home price to income15.5x5.5x
Prices vs US average2102.595.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,109$1,265
HUD area median income4$130,200n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,681$2,398
Median home value1$535,200$492,600
Home prices, 1-year change50.1%2.0%
Home prices, 5-year change564.7%58.6%
Homeownership156.1%59.7%
Renters paying 30%+146.6%57.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,983$1,991
Vacant homes111.0%4.8%
Median year built120022005
Jobs and income
Median household income1$97,328$89,891
Income per person1$54,900$40,998
Unemployment13.0%1.4%
Average annual pay6$70,519$55,327
Pay growth, 1 year66.5%5.8%
Jobs674,27763,788
Poverty rate111.2%14.4%
Mean commute125 min15 min
Works from home110.8%13.7%
Commutes by transit10.5%3.0%
People
Population111,87211,460
Population change since 2020725.2%5.7%
Median age133.330.3
Bachelor's or higher137.5%46.5%
High school or higher195.7%96.9%
Household size12.42.9
Born abroad14.1%7.6%
No health insurance17.9%4.4%
Homes with broadband193.9%95.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year111.6%7.6%
Moved from another state16.3%3.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people81.4-4.6
Income of households moving in8$80,194$48,315
Income of households moving out8$74,031$52,946
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k933.314.3
Shops per 10k950.134.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k916.55.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k932.630.6
Child care centers per 10k94.83.3
Parks per 10k1042.19.6
Playgrounds per 10k1043.824.4
Grocery stores per 10k101.73.5
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1019.48.7
Libraries per 10k100.81.8
Named paths and bike trails100.05.8
Transit stops per sq mi100.25.5
Nearest National Park Service site1186.939.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1102
National Register listings12777
Founded or incorporated13n/a1890
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14331n/a
Property crime per 100k141,412n/a
Schools
Public schools1575
Public school students153,2573,257
Students per teacher1515.323.3
Climate
July average high1678°F82°F
January average low1613°F16°F
Average temperature1640°F44°F
Annual precipitation1624.4 in28.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1781.066.5
Tornado risk1716.721.1
Wildfire risk1791.485.3
Heat wave risk1728.856.2
Median air quality index181144
Good air days1898.1%66.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Belgrade $75,080, North Logan $66,320 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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