Best PlacesNeihart, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neihart, 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.
Neihart ranks 19,650th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Neihart
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.
Neihart's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neihart ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Neihart ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neihart
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neihart home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $79,656; 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 Neihart's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Neihart
Neihart runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Neihart.
Who works in Neihart, and how
Work in Neihart centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Neihart
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Neihart.
What the weather is like in Neihart, month by month
Neihart sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 52° | 38° | 25° |
| July | 81° | 64° | 45° |
| October | 56° | 42° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Neihart
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 50 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 Neihart
Schools across Neihart average a C, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elk City SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Belt SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Salmon Pioneer Primary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belt 7-8A+ · 70% proficient
- Powell Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Tongue River Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Powell High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Belt High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neihart school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neihart 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 Neihart against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neihart
Is Neihart a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neihart ranks 19,650th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neihart expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,182. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $79,656 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is Neihart safe?
Yes, Neihart is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Neihart with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neihart. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neihart 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.
Neihart detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neihart: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neihart: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neihart: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neihart: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neihart 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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