Hill County, Montana

Hill County has a population of 16,155 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $202,600, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $52,798.

Home price
$202,600
Income
$52,798
Population
16,155
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$202,600county
Median gross rent$776county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198073.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$988county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,307county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,069county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,724county
Home insurance / yr$3,215(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living95.5(statewide)
Median household income$52,798county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.1%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government22.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$57,278county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.98%county
Top state income tax5.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.10%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time13.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service2.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3095county
Miles to nearest general aviation field24 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.6%county
Traffic deaths18.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment2958county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible96.8%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians68county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,155county
Land area in square miles2,899county
People per square mile of land5.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age34.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.3%county
Share of households that are one person35.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents227county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in342county
Households that moved away338county
Average income of arriving households$47,825county
Average income of departing households$52,278county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature43°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.7 incounty
Annual snowfall33.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing185 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4acounty
Frost-free days117 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 24county
Average first fall frostSep 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$101county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use711 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas66.3%county
Homes heated by propane15.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband82.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk43.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.6county
Landslide risk38.7county
Hail risk24.1county
Earthquake risk20.5county
Tornado risk8.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk24.7county
Winter weather risk89.2county
Strong wind risk12.4county
Wildfire risk62.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hill County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Montana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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