Best PlacesStarr School, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Starr School, 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.
Starr School ranks 48,183rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Starr School
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.
Starr School's strengths and weaknesses
Where Starr School ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Starr School ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Starr School
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Starr School home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,423, 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 Starr School's effective rate of 0.21%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Starr School
Starr School runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Starr School.
Who works in Starr School, and how
Work in Starr School centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Starr School
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Starr School.
What the weather is like in Starr School, month by month
Starr School sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| July | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| October | 51° | 41° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Starr School
The nearest airport, Glacier Park International, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 377 miles away.
The best schools in and around Starr School
Schools across Starr School average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Browning ElementaryF · 3% proficient
Top middle schools
- Browning Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Browning High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Starr School school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Starr School 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 Starr School against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Starr School
Is Starr School a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Starr School ranks 48,183rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and clean air, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Starr School expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,107. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $56,423 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Starr School safe?
Starr School is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,251 per resident a year.
Compare Starr School with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Starr School. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Starr School 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.
Starr School detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Starr School: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Starr School: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Starr School: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Starr School: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Starr School 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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