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%

Wolf Point$950/mo

Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $734/mo · Housing →

Forsyth$1,380/mo

Typical home $234K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $776/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Forsyth and Wolf Point.

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.

Safety

C−Wolf PointSafer than 22% of U.S. towns –ForsythNot graded

Schools

DWolf PointBetter than 7% of districts in the state A−ForsythBetter than 84% of districts in the state

Health

DWolf PointHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns CForsythHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns

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

Wolf PointForsyth

Snow a year—35″

January low—10°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—142d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th 64th

Outdoors & history

Wolf PointForsyth

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land4.1%18%

Settled1915 1876

National Register places—11

Archive photos12 18

Famous people born here—4

Community

Wolf PointForsyth

Library hours a week51 hrs 41 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

135 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wolf PointMT ForsythMT

Wolf Point ↔ Forsyth135 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

Wolf PointForsyth

People

Population 2,602Highest 1,728Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4%Highest MT: +9.6% -7.3%Lowest MT: +9.6%

Median age 32.8±3Lowest 19% below MT 38.6±11.2Highest 4% below MT

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

Kids under 18 26.3%±5.2Highest MT: 21% 25.5%±6.1Lowest MT: 21%

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

Age 65+ 15%±3.4Lowest MT: 20.1% 27.9%±4.3Highest MT: 20.1%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Lowest MT: 35.2% 14.5%Highest MT: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.6Highest MT: 5.2% 1.4%±1.5Lowest MT: 5.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,868±$18kHighest 27% below MT $39,744±$7kLowest 45% below MT

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $118,600±$31kLowest 68% below MT $208,400±$38kHighest 45% below MT

Rentmedian gross, monthly $734±$30Lowest 32% below MT $776±$89Highest 28% below MT

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,744Highest 35% below MT $1,680Lowest 38% below MT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46%±13.7Lowest MT: 44.8% 53.3%±24.2Highest MT: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 23.3%Highest MT: 11.5% 14.1%Lowest MT: 11.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 52.5%Lowest MT: 69.2% 60.5%Highest MT: 69.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 17 yrs older than MT 1963Lowest 18 yrs older than MT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 36% below MT 20 minHighest 3% above MT

Work from home 0.9%±1Lowest MT: 12.5% 5.2%±4.2Highest MT: 12.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 35.6%Lowest 36%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Highest 0.89Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Poplar (5%)Colstrip (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ForsythFew work in Wolf Point

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 18%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 152Highest 143Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #39 of 40 in MT—

School district Wolf Point Elem · Wolf Point H SForsyth Elem · Forsyth H S

High school in town Wolf Point High SchoolForsyth High School

Students per teacherat that high school 12.0Highest 11.3Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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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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.

Wolf Point vs Forsyth

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Forsyth

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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