Best PlacesSouthgate Triangle, Missoula, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southgate Triangle, Missoula, 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.
Southgate Triangle, Missoula ranks 2,655th 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 Southgate Triangle, Missoula
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.
Southgate Triangle, Missoula's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southgate Triangle, Missoula ranks high
- Short commute13.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Southgate Triangle, Missoula ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southgate Triangle, Missoula
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southgate Triangle, Missoula home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,454, 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 Southgate Triangle, Missoula's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Southgate Triangle, Missoula
Southgate Triangle, Missoula runs younger 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 Southgate Triangle, Missoula.
Who works in Southgate Triangle, Missoula, and how
Work in Southgate Triangle, Missoula centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Southgate Triangle, Missoula
Southgate Triangle, Missoula has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Southgate Triangle, Missoula and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southgate Triangle, Missoula, month by month
Southgate Triangle, Missoula sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 16° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 31° |
| July | 91° | 71° | 51° |
| October | 60° | 44° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Southgate Triangle, Missoula
The nearest airport, Missoula Montana, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 250 miles away.
The best schools in and around Southgate Triangle, Missoula
Schools across Southgate Triangle, Missoula average a B−, better than 65% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jeannette Rankin ElA · 65% proficient
- Russell SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Franklin SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meadow Hill Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Porter Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Sentinel High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Big Sky High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southgate Triangle, Missoula school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southgate Triangle, Missoula 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 Southgate Triangle, Missoula against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southgate Triangle, Missoula
Is Southgate Triangle, Missoula a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southgate Triangle, Missoula ranks 2,655th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, biking, and clean air, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southgate Triangle, Missoula expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $431,322. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $56,454 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is Southgate Triangle, Missoula safe?
Southgate Triangle, Missoula is safer than 40% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $718 per resident a year.
Compare Southgate Triangle, Missoula with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southgate Triangle, Missoula. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southgate Triangle, Missoula 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.
Southgate Triangle, Missoula detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southgate Triangle, Missoula: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southgate Triangle, Missoula: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southgate Triangle, Missoula: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southgate Triangle, Missoula: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southgate Triangle, Missoula 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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