Best PlacesGallatin Gateway, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gallatin Gateway, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gallatin Gateway ranks 5,949th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gallatin Gateway
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.
Gallatin Gateway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gallatin Gateway ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
Where Gallatin Gateway ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,125 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gallatin Gateway
A household needs to earn about $252,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gallatin Gateway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,444, 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 Gallatin Gateway's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Gallatin Gateway
Gallatin Gateway's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gallatin Gateway.
Who works in Gallatin Gateway, and how
Work in Gallatin Gateway centers on construction and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Gallatin Gateway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gallatin Gateway.
What the weather is like in Gallatin Gateway, month by month
Gallatin Gateway sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 21° | 7° |
| April | 58° | 42° | 26° |
| July | 89° | 69° | 49° |
| October | 60° | 43° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Gallatin Gateway
The nearest airport, Bozeman Yellowstone International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 280 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gallatin Gateway
Schools across Gallatin Gateway average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cottonwood SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Meadowlark ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Gallatin Gateway SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harrison 6-8A+ · 75% proficient
- Cody Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Chief Joseph Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Bozeman High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Lone Peak High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Harrison High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gallatin Gateway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gallatin Gateway 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 Gallatin Gateway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gallatin Gateway
Is Gallatin Gateway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gallatin Gateway ranks 5,949th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and a strong job market, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gallatin Gateway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,021,231. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $113,444 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Gallatin Gateway safe?
Gallatin Gateway is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $491 per resident a year.
Compare Gallatin Gateway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gallatin Gateway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gallatin Gateway 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.
Gallatin Gateway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gallatin Gateway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gallatin Gateway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gallatin Gateway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gallatin Gateway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gallatin Gateway 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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