Best PlacesMill Iron, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mill Iron, 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.
Mill Iron ranks 27,622nd 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 Mill Iron
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.
Mill Iron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mill Iron ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
Where Mill Iron ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mill Iron
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mill Iron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,494, 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 Mill Iron's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mill Iron
Mill Iron 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 Mill Iron.
Who works in Mill Iron, and how
Work in Mill Iron centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Mill Iron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mill Iron.
What the weather is like in Mill Iron, month by month
Mill Iron sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | 8° |
| April | 57° | 41° | 27° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 55° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Mill Iron
The nearest airport, Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional, is about 98 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 414 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mill Iron
Schools across Mill Iron average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Ekalaka Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Longfellow SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Baker 7-8C− · 30% proficient
- Ekalaka 7-8D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Sundance Secondary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Baker High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Carter County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mill Iron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mill Iron 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 Mill Iron against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mill Iron
Is Mill Iron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mill Iron ranks 27,622nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and short commutes, 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 Mill Iron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,351. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $57,494 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Mill Iron safe?
Mill Iron is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare Mill Iron with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mill Iron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mill Iron 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.
Mill Iron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mill Iron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mill Iron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mill Iron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mill Iron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mill Iron 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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