Best PlacesEdgar, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgar, 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.
Edgar ranks 18,051st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgar
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.
Edgar's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgar ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Edgar ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,044 a month, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgar
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgar home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,230, 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 Edgar's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Edgar
Edgar runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edgar.
Who works in Edgar, and how
Work in Edgar centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Edgar
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Edgar.
What the weather is like in Edgar, month by month
Edgar sees roughly 135 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 Edgar
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 358 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgar
Schools across Edgar average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Joliet SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Fromberg SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joliet Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Laurel Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Fromberg Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Joliet High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Laurel High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Fromberg High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgar school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgar 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 Edgar against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgar
Is Edgar a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgar ranks 18,051st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgar expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $396,898. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $80,230 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Edgar safe?
Yes, Edgar is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Edgar with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgar. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgar 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.
Edgar detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgar: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgar: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgar: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgar: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgar 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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