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Glasgow vs Glendive

117 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (13.8× in Glasgow) and average commute (11 min in Glasgow).

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Glasgow, MTKnown for its schoolsMontana · 3,190 people
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Glendive, MTHomes around $206KMontana · 4,810 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.

GlasgowKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 72%of MT districts Outdoors#2 most trails in MT5.5 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Housing$175K typical home63% below the MT typical home All about Glasgow →
GlendiveHomes around $206K
Housing$206K typical home56% below the MT typical home Outdoors#11 most conserved land in MT0.4 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 71%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Glendive →
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.

Trails13.8×
Glasgow has more miles of trail
Glasgow 5.5 miGlendive 0.4 mi
Average commute11 min
Glasgow has the shorter commute
Glendive 19 minGlasgow 9 min
Street grid+94%
Glasgow has the more walkable street grid
Glasgow 139Glendive 71.5
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Glasgow
Glasgow $2,692Glendive $2,226
★ 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.

Safety
C+GlasgowSafer than 36% of U.S. towns CGlendiveSafer than 31% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+GlasgowBetter than 72% of districts in the state C−GlendiveBetter than 24% of districts in the state
Health
B−GlasgowHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns B+GlendiveHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns
9Glasgow
9Glendive

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 36 towns #1#34 Shortest commuteGetting around · 43 towns #1#29 Most remote workersWork · 42 towns #16#35 Most walkableOutdoors · 43 towns #4#23 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 40 towns #39#27 Lowest property taxCost of living · 42 towns #27#15 Highest incomeIncome · 43 towns #6#17 HealthiestHealth · 42 towns #28#18

Left end = #1 in Montana. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Glasgow’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Glendive

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.

Glasgow$1,120/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →
Glendive$1,290/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Glendive and Glasgow.

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

What daily life feels like in each

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
GlasgowGlendive
Snow a year44″23″
January low—9°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th41st
Outdoors & history
GlasgowGlendive
Trails6 mi0 mi
Conserved land13.5%17.2%
Settled18871880
National Register places411
Archive photos11—
Famous people born here—13
Community
GlasgowGlendive
Library hours a week49 hrs50 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

Where they are

117 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

GlasgowMTGlendiveMT
Glasgow ↔ Glendive117 miles apart
Who commutes between them
13 Glasgow residents work in Glendive (0.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Glasgow →
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.

GlasgowGlendive
People
Population 3,190Lowest 4,810Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.5%Lowest MT: +9.6% -1.3%Highest MT: +9.6%
Median age 44.6±4.9Highest 10% above MT 44.4±2.2Lowest 10% above MT
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24%±4.3Highest MT: 21% 19%±4.8Lowest MT: 21%
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.3%±5.3Highest MT: 20.1% 23.8%±5.2Lowest MT: 20.1%
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.7%Highest MT: 35.2% 23.5%Lowest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±1.7Lowest MT: 5.2% 5.7%±2.2Highest MT: 5.2%
Glendive and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,310±$24kHighest 25% above MT $72,670±$9kLowest about the MT average
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,700±$41kHighest 48% below MT $182,600±$17kLowest 51% below MT
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $805±$217Lowest 26% below MT $842±$193Highest 22% below MT
Glendive and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,692Highest about the MT average $2,226Lowest 17% below MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±20.1Highest MT: 44.8% 28.8%±14.7Lowest MT: 44.8%
Glasgow and Glendive 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% 13.5%Highest MT: 11.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.9%Highest MT: 69.2% 70.3%Lowest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 17 yrs older than MT 1960Lowest 21 yrs older than MT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 55% below MT 19 minHighest about the MT average
Work from home 10.7%±5.1Highest MT: 12.5% 3.6%±2.9Lowest MT: 12.5%
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 51.9%Highest 45.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.16Highest 1.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Billings (4%)West Glendive (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in GlendiveFew work in Glasgow
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.5%Lowest 17.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 139Highest 71.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #25 of 40 in MT#34 of 40 in MT
School district Glasgow K-12 SchoolsDawson H S · Glendive Elem
High school in town Glasgow High SchoolDawson High School
Students per teacherat that high school 12.2Lowest 13.9Highest
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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