Best PlacesSapphire Village, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sapphire Village, 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.
Sapphire Village ranks 28,098th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sapphire Village
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.
Sapphire Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sapphire Village ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
Where Sapphire Village ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sapphire Village
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sapphire Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,850, 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 Sapphire Village's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Sapphire Village
Sapphire Village 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 Sapphire Village.
Who works in Sapphire Village, and how
Work in Sapphire Village centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Sapphire Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sapphire Village.
What the weather is like in Sapphire Village, month by month
Sapphire Village sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 52° | 38° | 25° |
| July | 81° | 64° | 45° |
| October | 56° | 42° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Sapphire Village
The nearest airport, Great Falls International, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 370 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sapphire Village
Schools across Sapphire Village average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stanford SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Hobson SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- White Sulphur Springs ElD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tongue River Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Hobson 6-8B+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Hobson High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Salmon Jr/sr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sapphire Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sapphire Village 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 Sapphire Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sapphire Village
Is Sapphire Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sapphire Village ranks 28,098th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage 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 Sapphire Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,000. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $54,850 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Sapphire Village safe?
Sapphire Village is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $386 per resident a year.
Compare Sapphire Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sapphire Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sapphire Village 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.
Sapphire Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sapphire Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sapphire Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sapphire Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sapphire Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sapphire Village 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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