Best PlacesWickes, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wickes, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wickes ranks 7,226th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wickes
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.
Wickes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Wickes ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Household income$109,708 median, better than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
Where Wickes ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,081 a month, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wickes
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wickes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,708, 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 Wickes' effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wickes
Wickes runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wickes.
Who works in Wickes, and how
Work in Wickes 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 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Wickes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wickes.
What the weather is like in Wickes, month by month
Wickes sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 23° | 12° |
| April | 60° | 44° | 31° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 55° |
| October | 61° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Wickes
The nearest airport, Helena Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 278 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wickes
Schools across Wickes average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clancy SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Boulder Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clancy 7-8A− · 53% proficient
- Boulder 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wickes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wickes 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 Wickes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wickes
Is Wickes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wickes ranks 7,226th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and the weather, 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 Wickes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,400. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $109,708 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Wickes safe?
Yes, Wickes is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Wickes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wickes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wickes 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.
Wickes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wickes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wickes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wickes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wickes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wickes 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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