Best PlacesGalata, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galata, 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.
Galata ranks 24,461st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Galata
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.
Galata's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galata ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute14.6 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Galata ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Galata
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Galata home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,694, 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 Galata's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Galata
Galata 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 Galata.
Who works in Galata, and how
Work in Galata centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Galata
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Galata.
What the weather is like in Galata, month by month
Galata sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 23° | 13° |
| April | 55° | 40° | 27° |
| July | 85° | 67° | 49° |
| October | 57° | 42° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Galata
The nearest airport, Havre City-County, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 424 miles away.
The best schools in and around Galata
Schools across Galata average a C+, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chester-joplin-inverness SchlA− · 60% proficient
- Sunburst ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chester-joplin-inverness 7-8C− · 30% proficient
- Sunburst 7 - 8D− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Sunburst High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Chester-joplin-inverness HsB+ · 58% proficient
- Shelby High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Galata school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Galata 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 Galata against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Galata
Is Galata a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galata ranks 24,461st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galata expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,760. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,694 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Galata safe?
Galata is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $831 per resident a year.
Compare Galata with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galata. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galata 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.
Galata detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galata: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galata: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galata: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galata: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galata 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.