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Walkerville vs Joliet

176 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.8× in Joliet) and rent (+65% in Walkerville).

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Walkerville, MTHomes around $163KMontana · 733 people
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Joliet, MTA history townMontana · 613 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.

WalkervilleHomes around $163K
Housing$163K typical home65% below the MT typical home All about Walkerville →
JolietA history town
History12 archive photos & papers9 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 63%of MT districts All about Joliet →
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.

Jobs per worker7.8×
Joliet is more of a job hub
Joliet 0.62Walkerville 0.08
Rent+65%
Rent runs higher in Walkerville
Walkerville $1,188Joliet $718
Home values+58%
Homes cost more in Joliet
Joliet $235,500Walkerville $148,700
Street grid2.4×
Joliet has the more walkable street grid
Joliet 107Walkerville 43.7
Average commute9 min
Walkerville has the shorter commute
Joliet 26 minWalkerville 17 min
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Walkerville
Walkerville $1,656Joliet $1,271
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,030 more a month in Joliet

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.

Walkerville$1,000/mo
Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →
Joliet$3,030/mo
Typical home $532K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,030 a month, about $24,300 a year, between Joliet and Walkerville.

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

Joliet gets 36 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.

Seasons
WalkervilleJoliet
Snow a year15″51″
January low11°F10°F
July high82°F86°F
Growing season (days)85d107d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th91st
Outdoors & history
WalkervilleJoliet
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—2.1%
National Register places—9
Archive photos412
Famous people born here—2
Community
WalkervilleJoliet
Library hours a week—32 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Schools
–WalkervilleNot graded BJolietBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Where they are

176 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WalkervilleMTJolietMT
Walkerville ↔ Joliet176 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.

WalkervilleJoliet
People
Population 733Highest 613Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Lowest MT: +9.6% -3%Highest MT: +9.6%
Median age 39.3±8.2Highest about the MT average 38.5±5.7Lowest 5% below MT
Walkerville and Joliet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±5.1Highest MT: 21% 20.9%±2.7Lowest MT: 21%
Walkerville and Joliet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.6%±5.6Highest MT: 20.1% 16.2%±6.5Lowest MT: 20.1%
Walkerville and Joliet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.6%Highest MT: 35.2% 19.1%Lowest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±4.5Lowest MT: 5.2% 3.9%±5.5Highest MT: 5.2%
Joliet and Walkerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,750±$26kLowest 33% below MT $77,396±$14kHighest 7% above MT
Joliet and Walkerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $148,700±$38kLowest 60% below MT $235,500±$21kHighest 37% below MT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,188±$132Highest 10% above MT $718±$231Lowest 34% below MT
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,656Highest 39% below MT $1,271Lowest 53% below MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.9%±25.8Highest MT: 44.8% 15.2%±61.2Lowest MT: 44.8%
Walkerville and Joliet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.2%Highest MT: 11.5% 14%Lowest MT: 11.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.8%Lowest MT: 69.2% 86.1%Highest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 43 yrs older than MT 1959Highest 22 yrs older than MT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 9% below MT 26 minHighest 38% above MT
Work from home 7.6%±7.5Lowest MT: 12.5% 15%±12.6Highest MT: 12.5%
Joliet and Walkerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butte-Silver Bow (67%)Billings (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JolietFew work in Walkerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.7Lowest 107Highest
Schools
School district —Joliet Elem · Joliet H S
High school in town —Joliet High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.2
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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