Best PlacesTreasure County, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Treasure County, 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.
Treasure County ranks 2,107th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Treasure County
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.
Treasure County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Treasure County ranks high
- Short commute16.9 minutes each way, better than 91% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of counties
Where Treasure County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,195 a month, better than only 9% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Treasure County
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Treasure County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,917, 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 Treasure County's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Treasure County
Treasure County runs older 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 Treasure County.
Who works in Treasure County, and how
Work in Treasure County centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Treasure County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Treasure County.
Is Treasure County growing, and who is moving in?
Treasure County has grown about 7% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Rosebud County, MT.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Treasure County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Treasure County, month by month
Treasure County sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 21° | 11° |
| April | 61° | 45° | 31° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Treasure County
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 445 miles away.
The best schools in and around Treasure County
Schools across Treasure County average a B−, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Tongue River ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Hysham SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tongue River Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Hysham 7-8B+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Tongue River High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Treasure County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Treasure County 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 Treasure County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Treasure County
Is Treasure County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Treasure County ranks 2,107th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on internet speeds and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Treasure County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,300. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $67,917 median income, cost of living beats 14% of counties.
Is Treasure County safe?
Treasure County is safer than 28% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $520 per resident a year.
Compare Treasure County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Treasure County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Treasure County 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.
Treasure County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Treasure County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Treasure County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Treasure County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Treasure County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Treasure County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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