Best PlacesClancy, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clancy, 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.
Clancy ranks 851st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clancy
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.
Clancy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clancy ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$135,055 median, better than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
Where Clancy ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,079 a month, better than only 20% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 34% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clancy
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clancy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $135,055, 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 Clancy's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Clancy
Clancy's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clancy.
Who works in Clancy, and how
Work in Clancy centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Clancy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Clancy.
What the weather is like in Clancy, month by month
Clancy sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 23° | 12° |
| April | 60° | 44° | 31° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 55° |
| October | 61° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Clancy
The nearest airport, Helena Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 290 miles away.
The best schools in and around Clancy
Schools across Clancy average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Montana City SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Clancy SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montana City Middle SchlA− · 58% proficient
- Clancy 7-8A− · 53% proficient
- Helena Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Helena High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Whitehall High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Jefferson High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clancy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clancy 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 Clancy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clancy
Is Clancy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clancy ranks 851st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on distance from a big city and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clancy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $514,701. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $135,055 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Clancy safe?
Yes, Clancy is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare Clancy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clancy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clancy 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.
Clancy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clancy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clancy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clancy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clancy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clancy 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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