Best PlacesWibaux County, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Wibaux County, 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.
Wibaux County ranks 1,255th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Distance from a big city pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Wibaux 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.
Wibaux County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wibaux County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 88% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of counties
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 73% of counties
Where Wibaux County ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,161 a month, better than only 9% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 13% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Wibaux County
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wibaux County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,462, 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 Wibaux County's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wibaux County
Wibaux County'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 Wibaux County.
Who works in Wibaux County, and how
Work in Wibaux County centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Wibaux County
Wibaux County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Wibaux County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Wibaux County growing, and who is moving in?
Wibaux County has lost about 16% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lake Havasu City, AZ.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Wibaux County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Wibaux County, month by month
Wibaux County sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 19° | 11° |
| April | 55° | 40° | 29° |
| July | 86° | 70° | 56° |
| October | 57° | 43° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Wibaux County
The nearest airport, Sidney-Richland Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 492 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wibaux County
Schools across Wibaux County average a C+, better than 55% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Wibaux Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wibaux 7-8C · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Sheridan High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Wibaux High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wibaux County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wibaux 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 Wibaux County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Wibaux County
Is Wibaux County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wibaux County ranks 1,255th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wibaux County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,600. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $67,462 median income, cost of living beats 66% of counties.
Is Wibaux County safe?
Wibaux County is safer than 48% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $432 per resident a year.
Compare Wibaux County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wibaux County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wibaux 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.
Wibaux County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wibaux County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wibaux County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wibaux County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wibaux County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wibaux 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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