Best PlacesCushman, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cushman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cushman ranks 30,503rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cushman
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.
Cushman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cushman ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Cushman ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cushman
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cushman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,333, 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 Cushman's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cushman
Cushman 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 Cushman.
Who works in Cushman, and how
Work in Cushman centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in Cushman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cushman.
What the weather is like in Cushman, month by month
Cushman sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 55° | 40° | 27° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 52° |
| October | 59° | 44° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Cushman
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 391 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cushman
Schools across Cushman average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lavina ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lavina Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cushman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cushman 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 Cushman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cushman
Is Cushman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cushman ranks 30,503rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cushman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $212,200. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $58,333 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Cushman safe?
Yes, Cushman is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
Compare Cushman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cushman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cushman 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.
Cushman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cushman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cushman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cushman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cushman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cushman 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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