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Fromberg vs Clyde Park

89 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+60% in Clyde Park) and jobs per worker (2.9× in Clyde Park).

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Fromberg, MTA history townMontana · 438 people

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Clyde Park, MTKnown for its schoolsMontana · 341 people

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.

FrombergA history town

History18 archive photos & papers16 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 12%of MT districts All about Fromberg →

Clyde ParkKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 77%of MT districts All about Clyde Park →

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.

Property tax bill+60%

Tax bills are bigger in Clyde Park

Clyde Park $1,939Fromberg $1,209

Jobs per worker2.9×

Clyde Park is more of a job hub

Clyde Park 1.00Fromberg 0.34

Homeowners+8.8 pts renters

Clyde Park has more renters

Fromberg 81.5%Clyde Park 72.7%

★ What stands out · 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

DFrombergBetter than 12% of districts in the state A−Clyde ParkBetter than 77% of districts in the state

Life in each

Clyde Park gets 51 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

FrombergClyde Park

Snow a year30″82″

January low13°F 14°F

July high87°F 79°F

Growing season (days)129d 89d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th 74th

Outdoors & history

FrombergClyde Park

National Register places16 —

Archive photos18 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

FrombergClyde Park

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Clyde Park

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.

Down paymentRate%

Fromberg$2,270/mo

Typical home $397K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →

Clyde Park$2,540/mo

Typical home $438K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Clyde Park and Fromberg.

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.

Where they are

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FrombergMT Clyde ParkMT

Fromberg ↔ Clyde Park89 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.

Only big differences vs Montana average

FrombergClyde Park

People

Population 438Highest 341Lowest

Median age 42.5±10.5Lowest 5% above MT 43.9±15.4Highest 9% above MT

Clyde Park and Fromberg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.5%±7.8Highest MT: 21% 17.6%±7.9Lowest MT: 21%

Fromberg and Clyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.3%±9.4Lowest MT: 20.1% 27%±6.6Highest MT: 20.1%

Clyde Park and Fromberg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Lowest MT: 35.2% 21.3%Highest MT: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±3.4Highest MT: 5.2% 0%±4.6Lowest MT: 5.2%

Fromberg and Clyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,500±$11kHighest 11% below MT $62,917±$16kLowest 13% below MT

Fromberg and Clyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,500±$74kLowest 43% below MT $295,800±$47kHighest 21% below MT

Clyde Park and Fromberg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $983±$271Highest 9% below MT $721±$262Lowest 33% below MT

Fromberg and Clyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,209Lowest 55% below MT $1,939Highest 28% below MT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36%±66.9Highest MT: 44.8% 20.9%±38.2Lowest MT: 44.8%

Fromberg and Clyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.5%Highest MT: 11.5% 9.4%Lowest MT: 11.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Highest MT: 69.2% 72.7%Lowest MT: 69.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 9 yrs older than MT 1981Highest same as MT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 66% above MT 29 minLowest 49% above MT

Work from home 7.8%±17Lowest MT: 12.5% 12.1%±6.2Highest MT: 12.5%

Clyde Park and Fromberg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.2%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 1.00Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Billings (24%)Livingston (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clyde ParkFew work in Fromberg

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 8%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.7Lowest 123Highest

Schools

School district Fromberg K-12Shields Valley Elem · Shields Valley H S

High school in town Fromberg High SchoolShields Valley High Schl

Students per teacherat that high school 4.9Lowest 8.8Highest

Montana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.