Best PlacesEast Glacier Park, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Glacier Park, 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.
East Glacier Park ranks 34,181st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Glacier Park
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.
East Glacier Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Glacier Park ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
Where East Glacier Park ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Glacier Park
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Glacier Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,211, 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 East Glacier Park's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Glacier Park
East Glacier Park'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 East Glacier Park.
Who works in East Glacier Park, and how
Work in East Glacier Park centers on public administration and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in East Glacier Park
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Glacier Park.
What the weather is like in East Glacier Park, month by month
East Glacier Park sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| July | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| October | 51° | 41° | 32° |
Flying in and out of East Glacier Park
The nearest airport, Glacier Park International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 367 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Glacier Park
Schools across East Glacier Park average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Glacier Park SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Browning ElementaryF · 3% proficient
Top middle schools
- Browning Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Browning High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Glacier Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Glacier Park 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 East Glacier Park against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Glacier Park
Is East Glacier Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Glacier Park ranks 34,181st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and clean air, and lowest on the schools 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 East Glacier Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,339. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $67,211 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is East Glacier Park safe?
East Glacier Park is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $874 per resident a year.
Compare East Glacier Park with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Glacier Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Glacier Park 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.
East Glacier Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Glacier Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Glacier Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Glacier Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Glacier Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Glacier Park 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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