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Outlook vs Ovando 408 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.3× in Ovando) and street grid (10.5× in Outlook).
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.
Outlook A small town of 51
Quiet strengths Outlook doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Outlook →
The biggest differences Where they part ways The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $3,620 more a month in Ovando 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Outlook $760 /mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →
Ovando $4,380 /mo
Typical home $650K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
The difference: $3,620 a month , about $43,400 a year , between Ovando and Outlook.
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 Ovando gets 88 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.
Outdoors & history
National Register places 1 — Famous people born here 1 —
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.
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.
Where they are 408 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Outlook ↔ Ovando 408 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
51 Highest 49 Lowest
Median age
51.8 ±28.1 Lowest 28% above MT 71.6 ±9.5 Highest 77% above MT
Kids under 18
23.5% ±40.4 Highest MT: 21% 0% ±63.5 Lowest MT: 21%
Age 65+
37.3% ±31.7 Lowest MT: 20.1% 67.3% ±61.2 Highest MT: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.3% Highest MT: 35.2% 29.2% Lowest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9% ±22.3 Highest MT: 5.2% 0% ±31.7 Lowest MT: 5.2%
Household incomemedian
$58,125 ±$8k Highest 20% below MT $52,679 ±$8k Lowest 27% below MT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$125,000 ±$81k 67% below MT —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,313 Lowest 51% below MT $1,750 Highest 35% below MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 25% ±100 MT: 44.8%
Below poverty line
9.8% Highest MT: 11.5% 6.1% Lowest MT: 11.5%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest MT: 69.2% 82.9% Lowest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983 Lowest 2 yrs newer than MT 1986 Highest 5 yrs newer than MT
Average commuteone way
26 min Highest 36% above MT 25 min Lowest 29% above MT
Work from home
31.3% ±12.8 Highest MT: 12.5% 16.7% ±25.5 Lowest MT: 12.5%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
12.8 mi Lowest 55.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.12 Lowest 1.60 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Plentywood (54%) Helena (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Ovando Few work in Outlook
Conserved landshare of the town
0.1% Lowest 47.9% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.5 mi Lowest 2.4 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.4 mi Highest 0.3 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
17.8 Highest 1.7 Lowest
School district
— Ovando Elem
High school in town
— None in town
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Ovando or Outlook: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Ovando? → Moving to Ovando: what should I know? →
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Towns like Outlook 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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