Best PlacesJudith Gap, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Judith Gap, 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.
Judith Gap ranks 31,845th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Judith Gap
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.
Judith Gap's strengths and weaknesses
Where Judith Gap ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Judith Gap ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Household income$55,190 median, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Judith Gap
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Judith Gap home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,190, 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 Judith Gap's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Judith Gap
Judith Gap 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 Judith Gap.
Who works in Judith Gap, and how
Work in Judith Gap centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Judith Gap
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Judith Gap.
What the weather is like in Judith Gap, month by month
Judith Gap sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 55° | 40° | 27° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 52° |
| October | 59° | 44° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Judith Gap
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 82 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 385 miles away.
The best schools in and around Judith Gap
Schools across Judith Gap average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Harlowton High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Judith Gap school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Judith Gap 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 Judith Gap against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Judith Gap
Is Judith Gap a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Judith Gap ranks 31,845th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, short commutes, and low taxes, 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 Judith Gap expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,715. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $55,190 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Judith Gap safe?
Judith Gap is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Judith Gap with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Judith Gap. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Judith Gap 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.
Judith Gap detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Judith Gap: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Judith Gap: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Judith Gap: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Judith Gap: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Judith Gap 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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