Best PlacesMoose Can Gully, Missoula, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moose Can Gully, Missoula, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moose Can Gully, Missoula ranks 1,545th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moose Can Gully, Missoula
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.
Moose Can Gully, Missoula's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moose Can Gully, Missoula ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Moose Can Gully, Missoula ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Moose Can Gully, Missoula
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moose Can Gully, Missoula home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $100,771; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Moose Can Gully, Missoula's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Moose Can Gully, Missoula
Moose Can Gully, Missoula runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moose Can Gully, Missoula.
Who works in Moose Can Gully, Missoula, and how
Work in Moose Can Gully, Missoula centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Moose Can Gully, Missoula
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moose Can Gully, Missoula.
What the weather is like in Moose Can Gully, Missoula, month by month
Moose Can Gully, Missoula sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 16° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 31° |
| July | 91° | 71° | 51° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Moose Can Gully, Missoula
The nearest airport, Missoula Montana, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 249 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moose Can Gully, Missoula
Schools across Moose Can Gully, Missoula average a B, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jeannette Rankin ElA · 65% proficient
- Lewis & Clark SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Chief Charlo SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Meadow Hill Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Sentinel High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moose Can Gully, Missoula school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moose Can Gully, Missoula 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 Moose Can Gully, Missoula against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Moose Can Gully, Missoula
Is Moose Can Gully, Missoula a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moose Can Gully, Missoula ranks 1,545th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, short commutes, and civic engagement, 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 Moose Can Gully, Missoula expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $431,148. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $100,771 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Moose Can Gully, Missoula safe?
Yes, Moose Can Gully, Missoula is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
Compare Moose Can Gully, Missoula with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moose Can Gully, Missoula. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moose Can Gully, Missoula 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.
Moose Can Gully, Missoula detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moose Can Gully, Missoula: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moose Can Gully, Missoula: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moose Can Gully, Missoula: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moose Can Gully, Missoula: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moose Can Gully, Missoula 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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