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Four Corners, MT vs Spring Hill, KS

Four Corners

Montana

vs

Spring Hill

Kansas

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Four Corners leads on 20 and Spring Hill on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 21% higher in Four Corners, while median household income is higher in Spring Hill.

Median gross rent
$1,338$1,108
Four Corners is 21% higher
Median household income
$100,917$112,428
Four Corners is 10% lower
Median home value
$648,400$357,800
Four Corners is 81% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $89,300 a year left in Four Corners and $105,700 in Spring Hill. Money goes further in Spring Hill, by about $16,400 a year.
  • A household earning Four Corners's median of $100,917 would need about $97,000 in Spring Hill to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 0.5 points a year in Four Corners, and pay outran rent by 3.5 points a year in Spring Hill.

How these are calculated

KansasMontanaSpring Hill, KSFour Corners, MTFour CornersSpring HillFour CornersSpring Hill

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Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Spring Hill, KSComposite 70.3 / 100
95
84827473384496
02Four Corners, MTComposite 66.3 / 100
89
488389n/a9335n/a

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.

MeasureFour CornersSpring HillAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,338$1,108
Rent to income115.9%11.8%
Property tax rate10.6%1.4%
Home price to income16.4x3.2x
Prices vs US average2102.592.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,109$1,546
HUD area median income4$130,200$113,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,682$4,873
Median home value1$648,400$357,800
Home prices, 1-year change50.1%3.8%
Home prices, 5-year change564.7%50.4%
Homeownership177.5%76.8%
Renters paying 30%+125.0%54.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,522$2,142
Vacant homes114.4%3.9%
Median year built120102007
Jobs and income
Median household income1$100,917$112,428
Income per person1$53,422$43,762
Unemployment12.3%3.2%
Average annual pay6$70,519$77,972
Pay growth, 1 year66.5%3.8%
Jobs674,277372,167
Poverty rate16.3%7.7%
Mean commute117 min27 min
Works from home119.8%17.3%
Commutes by transit10.5%0.0%
People
Population15,7919,120
Population change since 20207n/a35.3%
Median age134.135.0
Bachelor's or higher160.9%45.9%
High school or higher199.2%97.2%
Household size12.72.8
Born abroad14.1%9.2%
No health insurance14.0%3.7%
Homes with broadband1100.0%93.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year19.7%8.2%
Moved from another state16.3%2.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people81.4-1.3
Income of households moving in8$80,194$80,262
Income of households moving out8$74,031$87,288
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k933.320.1
Shops per 10k950.129.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k916.55.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k932.631.0
Child care centers per 10k94.82.3
Parks per 10k1055.316.4
Playgrounds per 10k1020.736.2
Grocery stores per 10k100.02.2
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1013.87.7
Libraries per 10k100.01.1
Named paths and bike trails100.00.6
Transit stops per sq mi100.40.0
Nearest National Park Service site1181.018.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1102
National Register listings121081
Founded or incorporated13n/a1856
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a141
Property crime per 100k14n/a546
Schools
Public schools15478
Public school students1514,1384,675
Students per teacher1515.517.3
Climate
July average high1678°F89°F
January average low1613°F20°F
Average temperature1640°F55°F
Annual precipitation1624.4 in39.5 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1781.094.8
Hurricane risk17n/a0.0
Tornado risk1716.798.9
Wildfire risk1791.461.2
Heat wave risk1728.898.4
Median air quality index181144
Good air days1898.1%68.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Four Corners $53,520, Spring Hill $44,320 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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