Best PlacesFallon County, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Fallon County, 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.
Fallon County ranks 604th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fallon County
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.
Fallon County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fallon County ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of counties
Where Fallon County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 11% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Fallon County
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fallon County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,447, 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 Fallon County's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Fallon County
Fallon County runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Fallon County.
Who works in Fallon County, and how
Work in Fallon County centers on mining & oil & gas and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Fallon County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fallon County.
Is Fallon County growing, and who is moving in?
Fallon County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Harrisburg, PA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Fallon County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Fallon County, month by month
Fallon County sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | 8° |
| April | 57° | 41° | 27° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 55° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Fallon County
The nearest airport, Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 449 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fallon County
Schools across Fallon County average a B−, better than 61% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Plevna SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Longfellow SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Baker 7-8C− · 30% proficient
- Plevna 7-8D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Sheridan High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Plevna High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Sundance Secondary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fallon County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fallon County 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 Fallon County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Fallon County
Is Fallon County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fallon County ranks 604th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and low crime, and lowest on tree cover 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 Fallon County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,520. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $77,447 median income, cost of living beats 93% of counties.
Is Fallon County safe?
Yes, Fallon County is safer than 90% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare Fallon County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fallon County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fallon County 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.
Fallon County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fallon County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fallon County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fallon County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fallon County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fallon County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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