BataviaMT
A town of 690.
Is Batavia a good place to live?
44% of the land in Batavia is conserved, against 9.2% in Montana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Batavia Waterfowl Production Area, at 481 acres. Batavia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
690 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Batavia: who provides what
Batavia is unincorporated, so Flathead County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Batavia.
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Batavia
Batavia’s trail density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 0.1 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Batavia Waterfowl Production Area | — | 481 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The schools Batavia’s kids attend
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Smith Valley Elementary District. 2 public schools serve Batavia, with 190 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Valley Primary SchlLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 148 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Batavia than in most of Montana or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Kalispell (36%), Whitefish (9%) and Evergreen (7%). Batavia: a fifth of residents live below the poverty line, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Batavia | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Batavia, with avalanches at the top
Only 3 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Batavia. 90% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Batavia is
Among 42 Montana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Batavia. This Montana town beats the Montana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. In Batavia, nearly a quarter of adults binge drink.
| Batavia | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Batavia | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup | 66.8% | 72.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Batavia
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Batavia
About 0 of every 100 Batavia residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
98% of working residents leave Batavia for work
Where Batavia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Batavia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Batavia, MT a good place to live?
Batavia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.