Best PlacesWorden, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Worden, 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.
Worden ranks 14,428th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Distance from a big city pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Worden
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.
Worden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Worden ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
- Household income$92,698 median, better than 79% of towns
Where Worden ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,072 a month, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Worden
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Worden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $92,698; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Worden's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Worden
Worden'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 Worden.
Who works in Worden, and how
Work in Worden centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Worden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Worden.
What the weather is like in Worden, month by month
Worden sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 92° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 48° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Worden
The nearest airport, Billings Logan International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 407 miles away.
The best schools in and around Worden
Schools across Worden average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rocky Mountain ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Huntley Project Elem K-6B− · 42% proficient
- Shepherd ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Shepherd Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Huntley Project 7-8C− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Custer High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Shepherd High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Roundup H SD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Worden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Worden 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 Worden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Worden
Is Worden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Worden ranks 14,428th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, cell coverage, and the weather, 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 Worden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,086. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $92,698 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Worden safe?
Yes, Worden is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Worden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Worden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Worden 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.
Worden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Worden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Worden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Worden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Worden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Worden 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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