Best PlacesSpringdale, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Springdale, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Springdale ranks 19,948th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Springdale
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.
Springdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Springdale ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 81% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Springdale ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Springdale
A household needs to earn about $206,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,170, 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 Springdale's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 Springdale
Springdale runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Springdale.
Who works in Springdale, and how
Work in Springdale centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Springdale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Springdale.
What the weather is like in Springdale, month by month
Springdale sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 29° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 42° | 29° |
| July | 90° | 70° | 49° |
| October | 62° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Springdale
The nearest airport, Bozeman Yellowstone International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 328 miles away.
The best schools in and around Springdale
Schools across Springdale average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Melville SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Big Timber SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Shields Valley ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Powell Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Shields Valley 7-8A · 60% proficient
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Shields Valley High SchlB− · 42% proficient
- Park High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Sweet Grass Co High SchlD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Springdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Springdale 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 Springdale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Springdale
Is Springdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springdale ranks 19,948th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on internet speeds 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 Springdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $846,733. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $72,170 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Springdale safe?
Yes, Springdale is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
Compare Springdale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Springdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Springdale 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.
Springdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Springdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Springdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Springdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Springdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Springdale 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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