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Charlos HeightsMT

Home to 163 people, this town lies in Montana.

Is Charlos Heights a good place to live?

1.4% of working residents work locally in Charlos Heights, below both Montana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (8%). Among 43 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Charlos Heights. Charlos Heights’ concentration of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Montana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Charlos Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

163 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 Charlos Heights: who provides what

Charlos Heights is unincorporated, so Ravalli County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers57% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRavalli CountyRavalli County provides services here
SchoolsDarby K-12 SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereRavalli County Election AdministratorRavalli County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code5984059840 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 Charlos Heights.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Charlos Heights is higher than in most of Montana or the rest of the country

FEMA puts 45% of Charlos Heights’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 40% to avalanches. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.

96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
96Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireAvalanchesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

About two in five of Charlos Heights’ working residents commute to Hamilton

For most workers, Charlos Heights is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The top destinations are Hamilton (39%), Missoula (12%) and Billings (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Charlos Heights1%
Hamilton39%
Missoula12%
Billings4%
Butte-Silver Bow4%
13 mi
median commute distance
43
jobs based in Charlos Heights
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Charlos Heights brings four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 85° and January nights drop to 19°.

85°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–36°
Spring32–58°
Summer47–81°
Fall32–58°
Sep 22
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
85°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Charlos Heights is

Among adults in Charlos Heights, 15% report frequent mental distress. This Montana town does better than the Montana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.

Charlos HeightsMontana townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)27%32%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%18%17%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)18%21%25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%72%79%
32 measures vs. Montana
8 better23 too close to call1 worse
What stands outCharlos HeightsMT
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7%12.3%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.3%6.5%
More adults who have had cancer10.7%9.3%
Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital
7.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

Charlos Heights keeps 1% of its land conserved

1.4 miles of trail. Among 43 Montana towns, just 3 have a lower share of conserved land than Charlos Heights.

1%conserved
1%
conserved · 7 of 768 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

The median home in Charlos Heights sells for about $822K

For households in Charlos Heights, the share who own their home is 53%.

$822Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Charlos Heights

14pages on Charlos Heights
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Charlos Heights; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Charlos Heights for work

Where Charlos Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

39% → Hamilton Hamilton 39% 12% → Missoula Missoula 12% 4% → Billings Billings 4% 4% → Butte-Silver Bow Butte-Silver Bow 4% 3% → Stevensville Stevensville 3% 1% → Wallace Wallace 1% Charlos Heights · 1% stay
43jobs based in Charlos Heights
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Charlos Heights

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Charlos Heights or Charlo's Heights (Salish: nkʷalíʔps ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Charlos Heights had a population of 135.

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

Area
1.2 sq mi
Elevation
3,741 ft

Questions about Charlos Heights

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Charlos Heights, MT a good place to live?

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