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Lavina vs Broadview

14 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.9× in Lavina) and street grid (4.7× in Broadview).

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Lavina, MTHomes around $286KMontana · 134 people
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Broadview, MTHomes around $364KMontana · 175 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.

LavinaHomes around $286K
Housing$286K typical home39% below the MT typical home SchoolsBetter than 68%of MT districts All about Lavina →
BroadviewHomes around $364K
Housing$364K typical home23% below the MT typical home All about Broadview →
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 worker7.9×
Lavina is more of a job hub
Lavina 1.10Broadview 0.14
Street grid4.7×
Broadview has the more walkable street grid
Broadview 104Lavina 21.9
Average commute19 min
Broadview has the shorter commute
Lavina 53 minBroadview 34 min
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Broadview
Broadview $978Lavina $733
Typical home built12 yrs
Lavina’s homes are older
Broadview 1970Lavina 1958
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 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.

Lavina$1,640/mo
Typical home $286K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $625/mo · Housing →
Broadview$2,090/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Broadview and Lavina.

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.

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
B+LavinaBetter than 68% of districts in the state –BroadviewNot graded
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
LavinaBroadview
Snow a year43″54″
January low11°F15°F
July high87°F84°F
Growing season (days)114d116d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st33rd
Outdoors & history
LavinaBroadview
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land1.2%—
National Register places4—
Archive photos—1
Community
LavinaBroadview
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

14 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LavinaBroadviewLavinaBroadview
Lavina ↔ Broadview14 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.

LavinaBroadview
People
Population 134Lowest 175Highest
Median age 38.9±4.8Lowest 4% below MT 44.7±3.7Highest 11% above MT
Broadview and Lavina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±12.5Highest MT: 21% 12%±11Lowest MT: 21%
Lavina and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±15Highest MT: 20.1% 14.3%±14.6Lowest MT: 20.1%
Lavina and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.9%Highest MT: 35.2% 25.8%Lowest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±8.7Lowest MT: 5.2% 9.1%±9.7Highest MT: 5.2%
Broadview and Lavina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,625±$32kLowest 44% below MT $78,438±$28kHighest 8% above MT
Broadview and Lavina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $129,200±$95kLowest 66% below MT $165,600±$45kHighest 56% below MT
Broadview and Lavina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $625±$101 42% below MT —
Property taxmedian, yearly $733Lowest 73% below MT $978Highest 64% below MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MT: 44.8% 83.3%±100Highest MT: 44.8%
Broadview and Lavina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.9%Highest MT: 11.5% 8%Lowest MT: 11.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.1%Lowest MT: 69.2% 86.6%Highest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 23 yrs older than MT 1970Highest 11 yrs older than MT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 53 minHighest 178% above MT 34 minLowest 79% above MT
Work from home 0%±16.2Lowest MT: 12.5% 4.1%±4.7Highest MT: 12.5%
Broadview and Lavina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.3%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.10Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Billings (27%)Billings (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BroadviewFew work in Lavina
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.9Lowest 104Highest
Schools
School district Lavina K-12 Schools—
High school in town Lavina High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 3.8 —
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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