BainvilleMT
A town of 266, settled in 1904.
Is Bainville a good place to live?
Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Bainville. Bainville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
266 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bainville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bainville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bainville.
Cold waves leads a very low hazard risk in Bainville
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Bainville’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Bainville K-12 Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainville SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 108 | B− |
| Bainville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 47 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Bainville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Bainville has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 2° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in eight working residents works right in Bainville
Most working residents leave Bainville for work: only 12% work in town. At 16 minutes, Bainville’s average trip to work is against 17 minutes in Montana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Bainville has lost 78 jobs, to 96 in 2023.
| Bainville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Bainville is
Bainville beats the Montana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 67% of Bainville adults had a checkup this year, below both the Montana town median (72%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). 23% of adults binge drink in Bainville.
| Bainville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bainville | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 67.8% | 73.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bainville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bainville; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Bainville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Bainville
Town in Montana, United States
Bainville is a town in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census. It is named for Charles M. Bain, an early resident and the town's first postmaster. Bainville celebrated its centennial on July 4, 2006.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,975 ft
- ZIP code
- 59212
- Area code
- 406
Questions about Bainville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bainville, MT a good place to live?
Bainville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.