Best PlacesMaiden, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maiden, 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.
Maiden ranks 11,974th 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 Maiden
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.
Maiden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maiden ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
Where Maiden ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Maiden
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maiden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,571, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Maiden's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Maiden
Maiden 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 Maiden.
Who works in Maiden, and how
Work in Maiden centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Maiden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Maiden.
What the weather is like in Maiden, month by month
Maiden sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 25° | 13° |
| April | 55° | 40° | 27° |
| July | 86° | 68° | 50° |
| October | 59° | 43° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Maiden
The nearest airport, Havre City-County, is about 96 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 418 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maiden
Schools across Maiden average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winifred SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Highland Park SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Grass Range SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winifred 6-8A · 60% proficient
- Lewistown 7-8B · 45% proficient
- Grass Range 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Winifred High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Fergus High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maiden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maiden 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 Maiden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Maiden
Is Maiden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maiden ranks 11,974th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low disaster risk, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maiden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,399. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $91,571 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Maiden safe?
Maiden is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $465 per resident a year.
Compare Maiden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maiden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maiden 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.
Maiden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maiden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maiden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maiden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maiden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maiden 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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