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Stanford vs Broadview

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.2× in Stanford) and average commute (21 min in Stanford).

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Stanford, MTHomes around $243KMontana · 268 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.

StanfordHomes around $243K
Housing$243K typical home48% below the MT typical home All about Stanford →
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 worker9.2×
Stanford is more of a job hub
Stanford 1.29Broadview 0.14
Average commute21 min
Stanford has the shorter commute
Broadview 34 minStanford 13 min
Work in town+14.6 pts
More of Stanford’s workers stay in town
Stanford 16.1%Broadview 1.5%
Typical home built16 yrs
Stanford’s homes are older
Broadview 1970Stanford 1954
Street grid+41%
Stanford has the more walkable street grid
Stanford 146Broadview 104
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 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.

Stanford$1,380/mo
Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Broadview$2,090/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Broadview and Stanford.

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
BStanfordBetter than 57% 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
StanfordBroadview
Snow a year45″54″
January low13°F15°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)112d116d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th33rd
Outdoors & history
StanfordBroadview
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land3.5%—
Settled1875—
Archive photos61
Famous people born here2—
Community
StanfordBroadview
Library hours a week43 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StanfordMTBroadviewMT
Stanford ↔ Broadview97 miles apart
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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.

StanfordBroadview
People
Population 268Highest 175Lowest
Median age 49.4±20.1Highest 22% above MT 44.7±3.7Lowest 11% above MT
Stanford and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±14.8Highest MT: 21% 12%±11Lowest MT: 21%
Stanford and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.2%±7.3Highest MT: 20.1% 14.3%±14.6Lowest MT: 20.1%
Stanford and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.6%Highest MT: 35.2% 25.8%Lowest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.8Lowest MT: 5.2% 9.1%±9.7Highest MT: 5.2%
Broadview and Stanford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,875±$19kLowest 22% below MT $78,438±$28kHighest 8% above MT
Broadview and Stanford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $207,800±$55kHighest 45% below MT $165,600±$45kLowest 56% below MT
Stanford and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$468 21% below MT —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,040Highest 61% below MT $978Lowest 64% below MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MT: 44.8% 83.3%±100Highest MT: 44.8%
Broadview and Stanford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2%Highest MT: 11.5% 8%Lowest MT: 11.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Lowest MT: 69.2% 86.6%Highest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 27 yrs older than MT 1970Highest 11 yrs older than MT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 30% below MT 34 minHighest 79% above MT
Work from home 7.8%±4.7Highest MT: 12.5% 4.1%±4.7Lowest MT: 12.5%
Stanford and Broadview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.1%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hobson (14%)Billings (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BroadviewFew work in Stanford
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 146Highest 104Lowest
Schools
School district Stanford K-12 Schools—
High school in town Stanford High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.4 —
Montana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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T Weaver · 5d

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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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