Best Places59025, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 59025, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
59025 ranks 32,226th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 59025
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
59025's strengths and weaknesses
Where 59025 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 75% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of zip codes
Where 59025 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 59025
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 59025 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,750, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 59025's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 59025
59025 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 59025.
Who works in 59025, and how
Work in 59025 centers on public administration and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 59025
59025 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 59025 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 59025, month by month
59025 sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 24° | 12° |
| April | 60° | 43° | 29° |
| July | 92° | 73° | 53° |
| October | 64° | 45° | 30° |
Flying in and out of 59025
The nearest airport, Sheridan County, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 380 miles away.
The best schools in and around 59025
Schools across 59025 average a C−, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tongue River ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Birney SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Wyola ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tongue River Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Wyola 6-8F · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Sheridan High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Tongue River High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Colstrip High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 59025 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
59025 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 59025 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 59025
Is 59025 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 59025 ranks 32,226th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, heat safety, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 59025 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,900. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $43,750 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 59025 safe?
59025 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $636 per resident a year.
Compare 59025 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 59025. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 59025 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
59025 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 59025: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 59025: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 59025: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 59025: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
59025 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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