Best PlacesBroadview, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Broadview, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Broadview ranks 5,915th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on population health.
The best neighborhoods in Broadview
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.
Broadview's strengths and weaknesses
Where Broadview ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$97,948 median, better than 83% of towns
Where Broadview ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,075 a month, better than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Broadview
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Broadview home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,948, 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 Broadview's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Broadview
Broadview runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Broadview.
Who works in Broadview, and how
Work in Broadview centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Broadview
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Broadview.
What the weather is like in Broadview, month by month
Broadview sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 92° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 48° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Broadview
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 399 miles away.
The best schools in and around Broadview
Schools across Broadview average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Broadview SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Shepherd ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Lavina ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Broadview 7-8A · 60% proficient
- Lavina Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Shepherd Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Broadview High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Shepherd High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Broadview school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Broadview 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 Broadview against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Broadview
Is Broadview a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Broadview ranks 5,915th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Broadview expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $359,746. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $97,948 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Broadview safe?
Yes, Broadview is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare Broadview with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Broadview. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Broadview 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.
Broadview detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Broadview: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Broadview: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Broadview: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Broadview: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Broadview 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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