Best PlacesNye, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nye, 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.
Nye ranks 16,437th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nye
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.
Nye's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nye ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
Where Nye ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,105 a month, better than only 16% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nye
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nye home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,842, 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 Nye's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Nye
Nye runs older 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 Nye.
Who works in Nye, and how
Work in Nye centers on mining & oil & gas and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Nye
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nye.
What the weather is like in Nye, month by month
Nye sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 29° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 42° | 29° |
| July | 90° | 70° | 49° |
| October | 62° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Nye
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 344 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nye
Schools across Nye average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fishtail SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Reed Point ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Absarokee SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Powell Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Reed Point 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
- Absarokee 6-8D · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Absarokee High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Sweet Grass Co High SchlD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nye school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nye 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 Nye against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nye
Is Nye a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nye ranks 16,437th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nye expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $452,871. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $89,842 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Nye safe?
Yes, Nye is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
Compare Nye with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nye. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nye 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.
Nye detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nye: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nye: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nye: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nye: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nye 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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