Best PlacesMiller Colony, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Miller Colony, 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.
Miller Colony ranks 23,606th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Miller Colony
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.
Miller Colony's strengths and weaknesses
Where Miller Colony ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Miller Colony ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,133 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Miller Colony
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Miller Colony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,257, 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 Miller Colony's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Miller Colony
Miller Colony's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Miller Colony.
Who works in Miller Colony, and how
Work in Miller Colony centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Miller Colony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Miller Colony.
What the weather is like in Miller Colony, month by month
Miller Colony sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 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 | 54° | 41° | 29° |
| July | 84° | 68° | 51° |
| October | 58° | 44° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Miller Colony
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 352 miles away.
The best schools in and around Miller Colony
Schools across Miller Colony average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pendroy SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Choteau SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Bynum SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Choteau 7-8C · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Choteau High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Miller Colony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Miller Colony 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 Miller Colony against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Miller Colony
Is Miller Colony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Miller Colony ranks 23,606th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Miller Colony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,629. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $58,257 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Miller Colony safe?
Yes, Miller Colony is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Miller Colony with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Miller Colony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Miller Colony 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.
Miller Colony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Miller Colony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Miller Colony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Miller Colony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Miller Colony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Miller Colony 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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