Best Places59244, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 59244, 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.
59244 ranks 27,344th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 59244
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.
59244's strengths and weaknesses
Where 59244 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 59244 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 59244
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 59244 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,225, 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 59244's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 59244
59244 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 59244.
Who works in 59244, and how
Work in 59244 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 59244
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 59244.
What the weather is like in 59244, month by month
59244 sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 17° | 7° |
| April | 60° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 91° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 61° | 45° | 33° |
Flying in and out of 59244
The nearest airport, Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 590 miles away.
The best schools in and around 59244
Schools across 59244 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Opheim SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Irle Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Frazer ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glasgow Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Frazer 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Frazer High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Glasgow High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 59244 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
59244 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 59244 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 59244
Is 59244 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 59244 ranks 27,344th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 59244 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,507. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $52,225 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 59244 safe?
59244 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare 59244 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 59244. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 59244 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.
59244 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 59244: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 59244: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 59244: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 59244: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
59244 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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