Best PlacesGreycliff, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greycliff, 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.
Greycliff ranks 22,676th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greycliff
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.
Greycliff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greycliff ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 114 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 73% of towns
Where Greycliff ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greycliff
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greycliff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,052, 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 Greycliff's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 Greycliff
Greycliff 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 Greycliff.
Who works in Greycliff, and how
Work in Greycliff centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Greycliff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greycliff.
What the weather is like in Greycliff, month by month
Greycliff sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 29° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 42° | 29° |
| July | 90° | 70° | 49° |
| October | 62° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Greycliff
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 351 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greycliff
Schools across Greycliff average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Reed Point ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Melville SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Big Timber SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Big Timber 7-8B− · 43% proficient
- Reed Point 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Sweet Grass Co High SchlD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greycliff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greycliff 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 Greycliff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greycliff
Is Greycliff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greycliff ranks 22,676th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, low taxes, and clean air, 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 Greycliff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $398,635. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $79,052 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Greycliff safe?
Yes, Greycliff is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $343 per resident a year.
Compare Greycliff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greycliff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greycliff 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.
Greycliff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greycliff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greycliff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greycliff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greycliff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greycliff 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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