Low wages, costly housing threaten Missoula’s prosperity

A University of Montana economist pointed beyond the windows of the University Center on Tuesday while describing Mount Sentinel as both an attraction and a problem.

While the city’s surrounding landscape helps contribute to Missoula’s high quality of living, it also constrains the ability to grow, making it one of the most expensive places in the nation to live.

The outlying factor, Bryce Ward added, are local wages.

By Martin Kidston

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