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Nashua vs Valier

272 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16.5× in Nashua) and average commute (7 min in Nashua).

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Nashua, MTHomes around $139KMontana · 279 people

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Valier, MTKnown for its schoolsMontana · 573 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.

NashuaHomes around $139K

Housing$139K typical home71% below the MT typical home SchoolsBetter than 17%of MT districts All about Nashua →

ValierKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 19%of MT districts Housing$299K typical home37% below the MT typical home All about Valier →

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.

Nashua has more miles of trail

Nashua 3.3 miValier 0.2 mi

Average commute7 min

Nashua has the shorter commute

Valier 25 minNashua 18 min

Jobs per worker+76%

Valier is more of a job hub

Valier 1.39Nashua 0.79

Work in town+11.9 pts

More of Valier’s workers stay in town

Valier 13.1%Nashua 1.2%

Valier is the bigger place

Valier 573Nashua 279

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $990 more a month in Valier

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%

Nashua$830/mo

Typical home $139K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

Valier$1,820/mo

Typical home $299K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $780/mo · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,900 a year, between Valier and Nashua.

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

C−NashuaBetter than 17% of districts in the state C−ValierBetter than 19% of districts in the state

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

NashuaValier

Snow a year41″47″

January low6°F 11°F

July high86°F 82°F

Growing season (days)145d 119d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 27th

Outdoors & history

NashuaValier

Trails3 mi 0 mi

Conserved land11.2%3.4%

Settled1888 1909

National Register places1 1

Archive photos—3

Community

NashuaValier

Library hours a week—40 hrs

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.

Where they are

272 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NashuaMT ValierMT

Nashua ↔ Valier272 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

NashuaValier

People

Population 279Lowest 573Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.1% MT: +9.6%

Median age 54.1±9.1Highest 34% above MT 52±12.4Lowest 29% above MT

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

Kids under 18 17.6%±7.2Highest MT: 21% 15.5%±3.9Lowest MT: 21%

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

Age 65+ 32.6%±5.6Highest MT: 20.1% 28.3%±2.1Lowest MT: 20.1%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest MT: 35.2% 19.2%Lowest MT: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2Lowest MT: 5.2% 5.2%±6Highest MT: 5.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,313±$43kHighest 11% above MT $53,021±$14kLowest 27% below MT

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,700±$59kHighest 62% below MT $138,400±$25kLowest 63% below MT

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$294Highest 26% below MT $780±$81Lowest 28% below MT

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,220Lowest 55% below MT $1,387Highest 48% below MT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Lowest MT: 44.8% 75%±65Highest MT: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 17.2%Highest MT: 11.5% 14.1%Lowest MT: 11.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest MT: 69.2% 84%Lowest MT: 69.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 24 yrs older than MT 1946Lowest 35 yrs older than MT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 4% below MT 25 minHighest 32% above MT

Work from home 1.9%±2.7Lowest MT: 12.5% 4.3%±4.5Highest MT: 12.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 13.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 1.39Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Glasgow (51%)Conrad (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ValierFew work in Nashua

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.2%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.0Lowest 94.7Highest

Schools

School district Nashua K-12 SchoolsValier Elem · Valier H S

High school in town Nashua High SchoolValier High School

Students per teacherat that high school 10.7Highest 6.6Lowest

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

Deciding?

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Nashua neighborsTown Square →

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Valier neighborsTown Square →

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Towns like Nashua

Geraldine317 people · $106K homes

Lima218 people · $189K homes

Stanford268 people · $208K homes

Winnett204 people · $176K homes

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.