Best PlacesNew Rockport Colony, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Rockport Colony, 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.
New Rockport Colony ranks 11,953rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Rockport 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.
New Rockport Colony's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Rockport Colony ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
Where New Rockport Colony ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,128 a month, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Rockport Colony
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Rockport Colony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,050, 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 New Rockport Colony'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 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 New Rockport Colony
New Rockport Colony runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Rockport Colony.
Who works in New Rockport Colony, and how
Work in New Rockport Colony centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in New Rockport Colony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Rockport Colony.
What the weather is like in New Rockport Colony, month by month
New Rockport Colony sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 27° | 16° |
| April | 57° | 42° | 29° |
| July | 86° | 69° | 51° |
| October | 59° | 45° | 33° |
Flying in and out of New Rockport Colony
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 360 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Rockport Colony
Schools across New Rockport Colony average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pendroy SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Choteau SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Dutton/brady ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Utterback 4-6B− · 43% proficient
- Choteau 7-8C · 35% proficient
- Dutton/brady Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Dutton/brady High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Conrad High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Choteau High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Rockport Colony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Rockport 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 New Rockport Colony against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Rockport Colony
Is New Rockport Colony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Rockport Colony ranks 11,953rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, low disaster risk, and quiet, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Rockport Colony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,810. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $84,050 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is New Rockport Colony safe?
Yes, New Rockport Colony is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare New Rockport Colony with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Rockport Colony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Rockport 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.
New Rockport Colony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Rockport Colony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Rockport Colony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Rockport Colony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Rockport Colony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Rockport 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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