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BrooksMT

A town in Montana.

Land area
0 sq mi

Is Brooks a good place to live?

Brooks’ typical July afternoon high is 82°F, below both the Montana town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade Brooks yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Brooks: who provides what

Brooks is unincorporated, so Fergus County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFergus Electric Coop15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesFergus CountyFergus County provides services here
SchoolsFergus High School DistrictLewistown Elementary School District2 districts serve Brooks; 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 hereFergus County Election AdministratorFergus County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code5945759457 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 Brooks.

Natural hazards

Low risk in Brooks, with cold waves at the top

Expected losses in Brooks break down as 49% from cold waves and 37% from inland flooding. The FEMA risk score for Brooks comes to 29 of 100.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
Full pageBrooks’ hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready8.8 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Brooks

For Brooks, the January low is 12°F.

112″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–36°
Spring29–54°
Summer49–78°
Fall31–57°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBrooks’ climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 12°Rain & snow112″ of snow a winter · 18 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Brooks is

On the CDC’s 32 measures, Brooks is ahead of Montana on 1 and behind on 8. Brooks: 38% of adults have high blood pressure.

BrooksMontana townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%32%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%32%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%72%79%
32 measures vs. Montana
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outBrooksMT
More adults treating high blood pressure77.2%73.4%
More adults with COPD9.1%7%
Central Montana Medical Center
10.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageBrooks’ health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby10.1 miles to an ER · Central Montana Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MT on 1 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brooks

11pages on Brooks
The big questions
HealthBetter than MT on 1 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 29% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesLibraryLewistown Public Library
The story
HistorySettled 1912Climate82° summer highs · 112″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Brooks; the nearest are

Stone Child CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Box Elder77.8 mi$3,610 in-state tuitionGreat Falls College Montana State UniversityCommunity college · Public · Great Falls88.7 mi$4,028 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Brooks

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Brooks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fergus County, Montana, United States. It is in the west-central part of the county, on the south side of Montana Highway 81, 11 miles (18 km) north of Lewistown and 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Denton. As of the 2020 census, Brooks had a population of 18. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
3,960 ft

Questions about Brooks

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Brooks, MT a good place to live?

We don’t grade Brooks yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Montana.