Best PlacesNorth Park, Billings, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Park, Billings, 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.
North Park, Billings ranks 4,684th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Park, Billings
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.
North Park, Billings' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Park, Billings ranks high
- Short commute14.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where North Park, Billings ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Household income$39,465 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Park, Billings
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Park, Billings home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $39,465, 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 North Park, Billings' effective rate of 0.74%, 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 North Park, Billings
North Park, Billings runs younger 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 North Park, Billings.
Who works in North Park, Billings, and how
Work in North Park, Billings centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in North Park, Billings
North Park, Billings has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Park, Billings and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Park, Billings, month by month
North Park, Billings sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 92° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 48° | 36° |
Flying in and out of North Park, Billings
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 387 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Park, Billings
Schools across North Park, Billings average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Alkali Creek SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Mckinley SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Bitterroot SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Riverside Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Skyview High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Billings Sr High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Park, Billings school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Park, Billings 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 North Park, Billings against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Park, Billings
Is North Park, Billings a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Park, Billings ranks 4,684th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, and lowest on distance from a big city and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Park, Billings expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,354. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $39,465 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is North Park, Billings safe?
North Park, Billings is safer than 33% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $865 per resident a year.
Compare North Park, Billings with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Park, Billings. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Park, Billings 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.
North Park, Billings detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Park, Billings: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Park, Billings: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Park, Billings: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Park, Billings: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Park, Billings 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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