Best PlacesOilmont, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oilmont, 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.
Oilmont ranks 24,563rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oilmont
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.
Oilmont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oilmont ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute14.8 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
Where Oilmont ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oilmont
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oilmont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,501, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Oilmont's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oilmont
Oilmont 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 Oilmont.
Who works in Oilmont, and how
Work in Oilmont centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in Oilmont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oilmont.
What the weather is like in Oilmont, month by month
Oilmont sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 23° | 13° |
| April | 55° | 40° | 27° |
| July | 85° | 67° | 49° |
| October | 57° | 42° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Oilmont
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 89 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 417 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oilmont
Schools across Oilmont average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Valley View Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Sunburst ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Shelby Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shelby 7-8C− · 30% proficient
- Sunburst 7 - 8D− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Sunburst High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Shelby High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oilmont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oilmont 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 Oilmont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oilmont
Is Oilmont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oilmont ranks 24,563rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and short commutes, 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 Oilmont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,635. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $69,501 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Oilmont safe?
Oilmont is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $893 per resident a year.
Compare Oilmont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oilmont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oilmont 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.
Oilmont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oilmont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oilmont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oilmont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oilmont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oilmont 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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