Renting in Box Elder: a two-bedroom costs about $1,440
Box Elder is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living
Why Box Elder isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
Next door, Rocky Boy West grades A+ for cost of living.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,440
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Chouteau County, MT): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Box Elder vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Box Elder. Rocky Boy West has no Zillow value, so it is in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder | – | — | — | — | $1,440 |
| Rocky Boy West | A+ | — | $104K | — | $1,440 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Box Elder
How much is rent in Box Elder?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,440 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $831 (Census 2020–24).
Why doesn’t Box Elder have a cost of living grade?
Box Elder is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Box Elder buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.