Best PlacesBroadus, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Broadus, 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.
Broadus ranks 14,764th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Broadus
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.
Broadus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Broadus ranks high
- Short commute15.2 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
Where Broadus ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,072 a month, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Broadus
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Broadus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,286, 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 Broadus' effective rate of 0.31%, 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 Broadus
Broadus runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Broadus.
Who works in Broadus, and how
Work in Broadus centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Broadus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Broadus.
What the weather is like in Broadus, month by month
Broadus sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 86° | 72° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 46° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Broadus
The nearest airport, Northeast Wyoming Regional, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 382 miles away.
The best schools in and around Broadus
Schools across Broadus average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hammond SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Broadus SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Broadus 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Powder River Co Dist HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Carter County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Broadus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Broadus 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 Broadus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Broadus
Is Broadus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Broadus ranks 14,764th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, walkability, and low property taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Broadus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,635. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $74,286 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Broadus safe?
Broadus is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $430 per resident a year.
Compare Broadus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Broadus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Broadus 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.
Broadus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Broadus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Broadus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Broadus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Broadus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Broadus 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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