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Broadview vs Sunburst

238 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Sunburst) and street grid (3.4× in Broadview).

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Broadview, MTHomes around $364KMontana · 175 people
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Sunburst, MTAn outdoors townMontana · 301 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BroadviewHomes around $364K
Housing$364K typical home23% below the MT typical home All about Broadview →
SunburstAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.7% conserved land3.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Sunburst →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker7.3×
Sunburst is more of a job hub
Sunburst 1.02Broadview 0.14
Street grid3.4×
Broadview has the more walkable street grid
Broadview 104Sunburst 30.1
Average commute22 min
Sunburst has the shorter commute
Broadview 34 minSunburst 12 min
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Sunburst
Sunburst $1,385Broadview $978
Work in town+19.4 pts
More of Sunburst’s workers stay in town
Sunburst 20.9%Broadview 1.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,240 more a month in Broadview

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Broadview$2,090/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →
Sunburst$850/mo
Typical home $140K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,240 a month, about $14,900 a year, between Broadview and Sunburst.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Sunburst gets 32 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BroadviewSunburst
Snow a year54″86″
January low15°F10°F
July high84°F80°F
Growing season (days)116d77d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd14th
Outdoors & history
BroadviewSunburst
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—13.7%
Archive photos1—
Community
BroadviewSunburst
Library hours a week—15 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Montana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–BroadviewNot graded BSunburstBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Where they are

238 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BroadviewMTSunburstMT
Broadview ↔ Sunburst238 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BroadviewSunburst
People
Population 175Lowest 301Highest
Median age 44.7±3.7Highest 11% above MT 42±15.4Lowest 4% above MT
Broadview and Sunburst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12%±11Lowest MT: 21% 23.6%±11.1Highest MT: 21%
Sunburst and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±14.6Lowest MT: 20.1% 17.9%±2.9Highest MT: 20.1%
Sunburst and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.8%Lowest MT: 35.2% 29.3%Highest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±9.7Highest MT: 5.2% 3%±4.4Lowest MT: 5.2%
Broadview and Sunburst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,438±$28kHighest 8% above MT $65,938±$11kLowest 9% below MT
Broadview and Sunburst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,600±$45kHighest 56% below MT $139,600±$29kLowest 63% below MT
Broadview and Sunburst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,094±$109 about the MT average
Property taxmedian, yearly $978Lowest 64% below MT $1,385Highest 49% below MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 83.3%±100Highest MT: 44.8% 35.7%±100Lowest MT: 44.8%
Broadview and Sunburst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8%Lowest MT: 11.5% 14.6%Highest MT: 11.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Highest MT: 69.2% 86.4%Lowest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 11 yrs older than MT 1963Lowest 18 yrs older than MT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 79% above MT 12 minLowest 38% below MT
Work from home 4.1%±4.7Lowest MT: 12.5% 10.9%±5.2Highest MT: 12.5%
Sunburst and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 20.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Billings (64%)Sweet Grass (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SunburstFew work in Broadview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Lowest 13.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 104Highest 30.1Lowest
Schools
School district —Sunburst K-12 Schools
High school in town —Sunburst High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 5.9
Montana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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