Butte-Silver Bow ranks #2 in Montana for conserved land
Butte-Silver Bow is ranked on 25 lists against the 43 Montana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 1.
Shorter growing season than 100% of Montana
Not better or worse, just Butte-Silver Bow’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Butte-Silver Bow out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
1 spot from the top 10 for cheap rent
Lists where Butte-Silver Bow sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Butte-Silver Bow lands in the top half on 4 of 13 lists
Each dot is Butte-Silver Bow’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MT, the right end is last. Areas where Butte-Silver Bow does best come first.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Butte-Silver Bow marked.
Where Butte-Silver Bow lands in every MT ranking
35 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wolf Point · 1.6 yrs
#17
Cheapest rent#1 North Browning · $475/mo
#11
Lowest property tax#1 North Browning · $199/yr
#23 Health
Healthiest#1 Four Corners · 95 / 100
Lowest obesity#1 Bozeman · 22%
Fewest smokers#1 Bozeman · 9%
Most active#1 Four Corners · 13%
Fewest uninsured#1 Montana City · 6%
Lowest depression#1 Bigfork · 22%
Closest to a top hospital#1 Miles City · 0.7 mi
#14 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County · 61.7%
#2
Most trails#1 Helena · 4.3 mi / sq mi
#24
Most walkable#1 Miles City · 170 / sq mi
#42 People
Most educated#1 Bozeman · 65.1%
#23
Youngest#1 Malmstrom AFB · 22.5
#27
Oldest#1 Red Lodge · 59.7
#16
Most residents 65+#1 Hamilton · 34.3%
#18
Most kids#1 North Browning · 34.7%
#25 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Glasgow · 8.5 min
#24 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Red Lodge · 142 in
#38
Least snow#1 Dillon · 11 in
#2
Mildest winters#1 Libby · 21.1°
#25
Hottest summers#1 Miles City · 90.0°
#41
Coolest summers#1 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County · 66.9°
#3
Longest growing season#1 Glendive · 153 days
#41
Wettest#1 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County · 35 in
#18 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Red Lodge · 23.8%
#17
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Most new homes#1 Belgrade · 24.1 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Libby · +93.3%
Safety
Safest#1 Libby · 16.3
The number on the right is Butte-Silver Bow’s spot. All of Montana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.