Best PlacesSouthwest Corridor, Billings, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southwest Corridor, Billings, 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.
Southwest Corridor, Billings ranks 3,628th 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 Southwest Corridor, Billings
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.
Southwest Corridor, Billings' strengths and weaknesses
Where Southwest Corridor, Billings ranks high
- Short commute14.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Southwest Corridor, Billings ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southwest Corridor, Billings
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southwest Corridor, Billings home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,460, 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 Southwest Corridor, Billings' effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Southwest Corridor, Billings
Southwest Corridor, Billings'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 Southwest Corridor, Billings.
Who works in Southwest Corridor, Billings, and how
Work in Southwest Corridor, Billings 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 85%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Southwest Corridor, Billings
Southwest Corridor, Billings has more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Southwest Corridor, Billings and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southwest Corridor, Billings, month by month
Southwest Corridor, Billings sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 92° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 48° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Southwest Corridor, Billings
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 385 miles away.
The best schools in and around Southwest Corridor, Billings
Schools across Southwest Corridor, Billings average a C−, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Elysian SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Blue Creek SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mckinley SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elysian Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Riverside Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Billings West High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Skyview High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Billings Sr High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southwest Corridor, Billings school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southwest Corridor, Billings 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 Southwest Corridor, Billings against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southwest Corridor, Billings
Is Southwest Corridor, Billings a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southwest Corridor, Billings ranks 3,628th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, low disaster risk, and few empty homes, 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 Southwest Corridor, Billings expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,710. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $59,460 median income, cost of living beats 33% of neighborhoods.
Is Southwest Corridor, Billings safe?
Yes, Southwest Corridor, Billings is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare Southwest Corridor, Billings with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southwest Corridor, Billings. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southwest Corridor, Billings 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.
Southwest Corridor, Billings detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southwest Corridor, Billings: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southwest Corridor, Billings: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southwest Corridor, Billings: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southwest Corridor, Billings: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southwest Corridor, Billings 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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