Best PlacesDeBorgia, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around DeBorgia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
DeBorgia ranks 35,340th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in DeBorgia
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.
DeBorgia's strengths and weaknesses
Where DeBorgia ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where DeBorgia ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in DeBorgia
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median DeBorgia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,418, 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 DeBorgia's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 DeBorgia
DeBorgia 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 DeBorgia.
Who works in DeBorgia, and how
Work in DeBorgia centers on transportation & warehousing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in DeBorgia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across DeBorgia.
What the weather is like in DeBorgia, month by month
DeBorgia sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 23° | 18° |
| April | 43° | 33° | 26° |
| July | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| October | 47° | 38° | 31° |
Flying in and out of DeBorgia
The nearest airport, Missoula Montana, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 272 miles away.
The best schools in and around DeBorgia
Schools across DeBorgia average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Thompson Falls Elem SchlB− · 40% proficient
- St Regis SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thompson Falls 7-8C · 35% proficient
- St Regis 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Thompson Falls High SchlC− · 30% proficient
- St Regis High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every DeBorgia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
DeBorgia 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 DeBorgia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in DeBorgia
Is DeBorgia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, DeBorgia ranks 35,340th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on an overheated housing market 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 DeBorgia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,490. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $72,418 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is DeBorgia safe?
DeBorgia is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $567 per resident a year.
Compare DeBorgia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to DeBorgia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in DeBorgia 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.
DeBorgia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for DeBorgia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in DeBorgia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of DeBorgia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in DeBorgia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
DeBorgia 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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