Best PlacesPower, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Power, 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.
Power ranks 18,633rd 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 Power
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.
Power's strengths and weaknesses
Where Power ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of towns
- Short commute23.5 minutes each way, better than 72% of towns
Where Power ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,124 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Power
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Power home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,708, 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 Power's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Power
Power's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Power.
Who works in Power, and how
Work in Power centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Power
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Power.
What the weather is like in Power, month by month
Power sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 23° | 11° |
| April | 56° | 40° | 26° |
| July | 86° | 68° | 49° |
| October | 59° | 43° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Power
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 362 miles away.
The best schools in and around Power
Schools across Power average a B−, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greenfield SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Power SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Silver Hills Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenfield 7-8A+ · 75% proficient
- Power 7-8B+ · 50% proficient
- North Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Dutton/brady High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Power High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Fairfield High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Power school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Power 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 Power against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Power
Is Power a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Power ranks 18,633rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low taxes, and heat safety, 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 Power expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,459. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $71,708 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Power safe?
Yes, Power is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Power with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Power. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Power 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.
Power detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Power: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Power: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Power: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Power: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Power 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.