Best PlacesAnaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County ranks 23,110th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
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.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Anaconda-Deer Lodge County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
Where Anaconda-Deer Lodge County ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Anaconda-Deer Lodge County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,063, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Anaconda-Deer Lodge County.
Who works in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, and how
Work in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Anaconda-Deer Lodge County.
What the weather is like in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, month by month
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 19° | 6° |
| April | 54° | 38° | 24° |
| July | 85° | 66° | 45° |
| October | 58° | 41° | 27° |
Flying in and out of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
The nearest airport, Bert Mooney, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 221 miles away.
The best schools in and around Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Schools across Anaconda-Deer Lodge County average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wise River SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anaconda Jr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Anaconda Sr High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Anaconda-Deer Lodge County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Is Anaconda-Deer Lodge County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County ranks 23,110th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Anaconda-Deer Lodge County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,000. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $69,063 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Anaconda-Deer Lodge County safe?
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
Compare Anaconda-Deer Lodge County with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 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.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Anaconda-Deer Lodge County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 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.
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