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Beaver CreekMT

A town of 340.

Is Beaver Creek a good place to live?

2.7% of working residents work locally in Beaver Creek, below both Montana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (8%). Among 43 Montana towns, just 2 have a higher age of the median resident than Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

340 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Beaver Creek: who provides what

Beaver Creek is unincorporated, so Hill County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers2% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHill CountyHill County provides services here
SchoolsHavre High School DistrictHavre Elementary School District2 districts serve Beaver Creek; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHill County Election AdministratorHill County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code5950159501 100%Census 2020

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 Beaver Creek.

Work & commute

About two in five of Beaver Creek’s working residents commute to Havre

In Beaver Creek, the middle household income is $92,000. Only 3% of working residents stay in Beaver Creek for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in the town fell to 75 in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2013. Its typical journey to work is 18 minutes, where Montana’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.

3%work in town
Beaver CreekMontana townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.6%10%9.6%
Average trip to work18 minutes17 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$92,000$67,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Beaver Creek3%
Havre39%
Great Falls7%
Herron7%
West Havre6%
5 mi
median commute distance
75
jobs based in Beaver Creek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Beaver Creek’s year

In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 6°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–30°
Spring30–56°
Summer51–82°
Fall30–57°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Beaver Creek has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

47% of Beaver Creek’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 45%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Beaver Creek than in most of Montana or the rest of the country

Two figures for adults in Beaver Creek: 16% report frequent physical distress, 34% feel lonely. Among 42 Montana towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Beaver Creek. For adults in the town, the share who have diabetes is 12%. Against the Montana average, Beaver Creek comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5.

Beaver CreekMontana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%32%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)34%31%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%72%79%
32 measures vs. Montana
2 better25 too close to call5 worse
What stands outBeaver CreekMT
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.9%12.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.2%82.5%
More adults with high blood pressure39.5%31.9%
Northern Montana Hospital
5.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beaver Creek

14pages on Beaver Creek
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Beaver Creek

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Beaver Creek for work

Where Beaver Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

39% → Havre Havre 39% 7% → Great Falls Great Falls 7% 7% → Herron Herron 7% 6% → West Havre West Havre 6% 4% → Billings Billings 4% 2% → Bozeman Bozeman 2% Beaver Creek · 3% stay
75jobs based in Beaver Creek
3%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Beaver Creek

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Beaver Creek, MT a good place to live?

Beaver Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.