Best PlacesSilver Bow Park, Butte, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Silver Bow Park, Butte, 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.
Silver Bow Park, Butte ranks 3,370th 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 Silver Bow Park, Butte
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.
Silver Bow Park, Butte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Silver Bow Park, Butte ranks high
- Short commute16.4 minutes each way, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Silver Bow Park, Butte ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Silver Bow Park, Butte
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Silver Bow Park, Butte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,847, 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 Silver Bow Park, Butte's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Silver Bow Park, Butte
Silver Bow Park, Butte's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Silver Bow Park, Butte.
Who works in Silver Bow Park, Butte, and how
Work in Silver Bow Park, Butte centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Silver Bow Park, Butte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Silver Bow Park, Butte.
What the weather is like in Silver Bow Park, Butte, month by month
Silver Bow Park, Butte sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 19° | 6° |
| April | 54° | 38° | 24° |
| July | 85° | 66° | 45° |
| October | 58° | 41° | 27° |
Flying in and out of Silver Bow Park, Butte
The nearest airport, Bert Mooney, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 248 miles away.
The best schools in and around Silver Bow Park, Butte
Schools across Silver Bow Park, Butte average a C+, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hillcrest SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Whittier SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Emerson SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Butte High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Silver Bow Park, Butte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Silver Bow Park, Butte 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 Silver Bow Park, Butte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Silver Bow Park, Butte
Is Silver Bow Park, Butte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Silver Bow Park, Butte ranks 3,370th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, cell coverage, and heat safety, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Silver Bow Park, Butte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,586. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $61,847 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Silver Bow Park, Butte safe?
Yes, Silver Bow Park, Butte is safer than 60% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $521 per resident a year.
Compare Silver Bow Park, Butte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Silver Bow Park, Butte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Silver Bow Park, Butte 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.
Silver Bow Park, Butte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Silver Bow Park, Butte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Silver Bow Park, Butte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Silver Bow Park, Butte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Silver Bow Park, Butte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Silver Bow Park, Butte 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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