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About Great Falls
City and county seat in Montana, USGreat Falls is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Cascade County. The population was 60,442 according to the 2020 census. The city covers an area of 22.9 square miles (59 km2) and is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County. The Great Falls MSA's population was 84,414 according to the 2020 census. A cultural, commercial and financial center in the central part of the state, Great Falls is located just east of the Rocky Mountains and is bisected by the Missouri River. It is 180 miles (290 km) from the eastern entrance to Glacier National Park in northern Montana, and 26…
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Housing in Great Falls
The typical Great Falls home is worth about $340,000, up 3% in a year, 28% below the Montana typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Great Falls
Safety Grade D
Great Falls reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Schools in Great Falls
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The public schools Great Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Montana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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