Best PlacesFallon, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fallon, 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 ranks 23,613th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fallon
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fallon ranks high
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Fallon ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$51,460 median, better than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,056 a month, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fallon
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fallon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,460, 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's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Fallon
Fallon 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 Fallon.
Who works in Fallon, and how
Work in Fallon centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fallon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fallon.
What the weather is like in Fallon, month by month
Fallon sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 19° | 9° |
| April | 58° | 43° | 29° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Fallon
The nearest airport, Sidney-Richland Regional, is about 75 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 481 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fallon
Schools across Fallon average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Terry SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Terry Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Dawson High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fallon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fallon 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fallon
Is Fallon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fallon ranks 23,613th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and a stable housing market, 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 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,247. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,460 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Fallon safe?
Yes, Fallon is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
Compare Fallon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fallon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fallon 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fallon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fallon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fallon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fallon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fallon 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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