Best PlacesGeyser, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Geyser, 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.
Geyser ranks 30,170th 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 Geyser
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.
Geyser's strengths and weaknesses
Where Geyser ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of towns
Where Geyser ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Geyser
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Geyser home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $59,329; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Geyser's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Geyser
Geyser 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 Geyser.
Who works in Geyser, and how
Work in Geyser centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Geyser
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Geyser.
What the weather is like in Geyser, month by month
Geyser sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 42° | 29° |
| July | 85° | 69° | 53° |
| October | 59° | 45° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Geyser
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 376 miles away.
The best schools in and around Geyser
Schools across Geyser average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Highwood SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Geraldine ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Elk City SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Geraldine Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Geyser 7-8B+ · 50% proficient
- Highwood Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Geyser school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Geyser 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 Geyser against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Geyser
Is Geyser a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Geyser ranks 30,170th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Geyser expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,946. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,329 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Geyser safe?
Geyser is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $650 per resident a year.
Compare Geyser with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Geyser. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Geyser 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.
Geyser detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Geyser: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Geyser: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Geyser: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Geyser: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Geyser 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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