Best PlacesGeorgetown, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Georgetown, 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.
Georgetown ranks 23,986th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Georgetown
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.
Georgetown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Georgetown ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
Where Georgetown ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Georgetown
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Georgetown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,703, 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 Georgetown's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Georgetown
Georgetown 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 Georgetown.
Who works in Georgetown, and how
Work in Georgetown centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Georgetown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Georgetown.
What the weather is like in Georgetown, month by month
Georgetown sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 19° | 6° |
| April | 54° | 38° | 24° |
| July | 85° | 66° | 45° |
| October | 58° | 41° | 27° |
Flying in and out of Georgetown
The nearest airport, Bert Mooney, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 229 miles away.
The best schools in and around Georgetown
Schools across Georgetown average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elk City SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Wise River SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Salmon Pioneer Primary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Philipsburg 7-8C− · 31% proficient
- Anaconda Jr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Salmon Jr/sr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Granite High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Anaconda Sr High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Georgetown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Georgetown 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 Georgetown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Georgetown
Is Georgetown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Georgetown ranks 23,986th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, clean air, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Georgetown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $339,736. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $72,703 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Georgetown safe?
Georgetown is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
Compare Georgetown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Georgetown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Georgetown 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.
Georgetown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Georgetown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Georgetown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Georgetown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Georgetown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Georgetown 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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