Best PlacesFox Farm, Great Falls, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fox Farm, Great Falls, 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.
Fox Farm, Great Falls ranks 633rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fox Farm, Great Falls
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.
Fox Farm, Great Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fox Farm, Great Falls ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Short commute13.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Fox Farm, Great Falls ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fox Farm, Great Falls
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fox Farm, Great Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,675, 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 Fox Farm, Great Falls' effective rate of 0.89%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fox Farm, Great Falls
Fox Farm, Great Falls runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fox Farm, Great Falls.
Who works in Fox Farm, Great Falls, and how
Work in Fox Farm, Great Falls centers on other services and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fox Farm, Great Falls
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fox Farm, Great Falls.
What the weather is like in Fox Farm, Great Falls, month by month
Fox Farm, Great Falls sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 27° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 42° | 29° |
| July | 89° | 71° | 51° |
| October | 60° | 45° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Fox Farm, Great Falls
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 359 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fox Farm, Great Falls
Schools across Fox Farm, Great Falls average a B, better than 78% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Meadow Lark SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- C M Russell High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fox Farm, Great Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fox Farm, Great Falls 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 Fox Farm, Great Falls against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fox Farm, Great Falls
Is Fox Farm, Great Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fox Farm, Great Falls ranks 633rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, low disaster risk, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fox Farm, Great Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $388,255. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $108,675 median income, cost of living beats 89% of neighborhoods.
Is Fox Farm, Great Falls safe?
Yes, Fox Farm, Great Falls is safer than 95% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Fox Farm, Great Falls with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fox Farm, Great Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fox Farm, Great Falls 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.
Fox Farm, Great Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fox Farm, Great Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fox Farm, Great Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fox Farm, Great Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fox Farm, Great Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fox Farm, Great Falls 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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