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Glendive vs Glasgow

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

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

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Montana. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Glendive’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.

Glendive$1,290/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →
Glasgow$1,120/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $805/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
GlendiveGlasgow
Snow a year23″44″
January low9°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)153d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st40th
Outdoors & history
GlendiveGlasgow
Trails0 mi6 mi
Conserved land17.2%13.5%
Settled18801887
National Register places114
Archive photos—11
Famous people born here13—
Community
GlendiveGlasgow
Library hours a week50 hrs49 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

GlendiveMTGlasgowMT
Glendive ↔ Glasgow117 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.

GlendiveGlasgow
People
Population 4,810Highest 3,190Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Highest MT: +9.6% -1.5%Lowest MT: +9.6%
Median age 44.4±2.2Lowest 10% above MT 44.6±4.9Highest 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 19%±4.8Lowest MT: 21% 24%±4.3Highest MT: 21%
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±5.2Lowest MT: 20.1% 24.3%±5.3Highest 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+ 23.5%Lowest MT: 35.2% 25.7%Highest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±2.2Highest MT: 5.2% 3.7%±1.7Lowest 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 $72,670±$9kLowest about the MT average $90,310±$24kHighest 25% above MT
Glasgow and Glendive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $182,600±$17kLowest 51% below MT $195,700±$41kHighest 48% 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 $842±$193Highest 22% below MT $805±$217Lowest 26% 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 $2,226Lowest 17% below MT $2,692Highest about the MT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.8%±14.7Lowest MT: 44.8% 43.1%±20.1Highest 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 13.5%Highest MT: 11.5% 8%Lowest MT: 11.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.3%Lowest MT: 69.2% 72.9%Highest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 21 yrs older than MT 1964Highest 17 yrs older than MT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest about the MT average 9 minLowest 55% below MT
Work from home 3.6%±2.9Lowest MT: 12.5% 10.7%±5.1Highest 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 45.6%Lowest 51.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.3 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Lowest 1.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town West Glendive (12%)Billings (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Glasgow1% work in Glendive
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.2%Highest 13.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 5.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 3.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.5Lowest 139Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #34 of 40 in MT#25 of 40 in MT
School district Dawson H S · Glendive ElemGlasgow K-12 Schools
High school in town Dawson High SchoolGlasgow High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.9Highest 12.2Lowest
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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