Canyon CreekMT
With 27 residents, this town was settled in 1871.
Is Canyon Creek a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Canyon Creek, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Canyon Creek. Canyon Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
27 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Canyon Creek: who provides what
Canyon Creek is unincorporated, so Lewis and Clark 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 Canyon Creek.
High risk in Canyon Creek, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Canyon Creek break down as 36% from inland flooding and 29% from cold waves. The town’s FEMA hazard score is 72 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Canyon Creek once, in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Canyon Creek’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Trinity Elementary District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 43 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Canyon Creek’s year
July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 14°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Canyon Creek is
Against the Montana average, Canyon Creek comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Among adults locally, 27% sleep under 7 hours. Only 3 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Canyon Creek. Two figures for adults in the town: 17% get no exercise outside work, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Canyon Creek | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Canyon Creek | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow puts the typical Canyon Creek home at about $495K
Home values are up 5.6% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Canyon Creek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Canyon Creek; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Canyon Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Questions about Canyon Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Canyon Creek, MT a good place to live?
Canyon Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.