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Saco vs Kevin

212 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+91% in Saco) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Saco).

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Saco, MTHomes around $151KMontana · 140 people

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Kevin, MTA small town of 108Montana · 108 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.

SacoHomes around $151K

Housing$151K typical home68% below the MT typical home All about Saco →

KevinA small town of 108

Quiet strengthsKevin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Kevin →

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.

Property tax bill+91%

Tax bills are bigger in Saco

Saco $1,125Kevin $588

Jobs per worker2.6×

Saco is more of a job hub

Saco 0.37Kevin 0.14

Bachelor’s degree++25 pts

More adults in Saco have a degree

Saco 25%Kevin 0%

Average commute12 min

Kevin has the shorter commute

Saco 33 minKevin 21 min

Typical home built20 yrs

Kevin’s homes are older

Saco 1977Kevin 1957

Street grid+66%

Saco has the more walkable street grid

Saco 139Kevin 83.5

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Saco

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%

Saco$980/mo

Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.50% · Housing →

Kevin$390/mo

Typical home $65K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Saco and Kevin.

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

SacoKevin

Snow a year—39″

January low—6°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—115d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 14th

Outdoors & history

SacoKevin

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land10.6%5.3%

Settled—1910

National Register places2 1

Archive photos9 1

Famous people born here—1

Community

SacoKevin

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

212 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SacoMT KevinMT

Saco ↔ Kevin212 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

SacoKevin

People

Population 140Highest 108Lowest

Median age 51.4±30.5Highest 27% above MT 49.5±22.9Lowest 23% above MT

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

Kids under 18 12.9%±14.8Lowest MT: 21% 30.6%±19.3Highest MT: 21%

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

Age 65+ 25%±11.4Highest MT: 20.1% 18.5%±19.6Lowest MT: 20.1%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Highest MT: 35.2% 0%Lowest MT: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±8.3Highest MT: 5.2% 0%±14.4Lowest MT: 5.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,500±$11kHighest 33% below MT $38,333±$12kLowest 47% below MT

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,000±$31kHighest 80% below MT $65,000±$22kLowest 83% below MT

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Highest 58% below MT $588Lowest 78% below MT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.1%±100Lowest MT: 44.8% 33.3%±100Highest MT: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 27.1%Lowest MT: 11.5% 32.4%Highest MT: 11.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.6%Lowest MT: 69.2% 83.3%Highest MT: 69.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 4 yrs older than MT 1957Lowest 24 yrs older than MT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 72% above MT 21 minLowest 8% above MT

Work from home 0%±14.1Lowest MT: 12.5% 17.6%±18.6Highest MT: 12.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.14Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Malta (45%)Sunburst (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KevinFew work in Saco

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 10.6%Highest 5.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 mi 1.2 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.0 miHighest 3.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 139Highest 83.5Lowest

Schools

School district Saco Elem · Saco H S—

High school in town Saco High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 4.3 —

Montana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Saco neighborsTown Square →

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Kevin neighborsTown Square →

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Towns like Saco

Medicine Lake213 people · $107K homes

Geraldine317 people · $106K homes

Westby290 people · $66K homes

Nashua279 people · $142K 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.