ChurchillMT
A town of 1,167. Public schools that outperform most of Montana.
Is Churchill a good place to live?
Churchill’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A for health. 4% of working residents work locally in Churchill, against 39% in Montana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Only 5 of Montana’s 94 towns score higher on health. No town in Montana scores lower than Churchill on the outdoors. Churchill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Churchill stand out
Where Churchill beats most towns.
1,167 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Churchill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Churchill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Churchill: who provides what
Churchill is unincorporated, so Gallatin 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 Churchill.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 325 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
Churchill ranks healthier than 90% of the country’s towns
Churchill beats the Montana average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 25% of Churchill adults have obesity, below both the Montana town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 21% of Churchill adults binge drink.
| Churchill | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Churchill | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 11.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Churchill’s workers commute out
The median household income in Churchill is $108,000. Since 2013, Churchill has added 110 jobs, to 289 in 2023. The average trip to work in Churchill is 23 minutes.
| Churchill | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.9% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Montana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide). 27% of residents are under 18 in Churchill. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Montana.
| Churchill | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 30% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Churchill | MT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.9% | 10% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.9% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.3% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 12% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
In Churchill, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Churchill has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 91 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Earthquakes leads a moderate hazard risk in Churchill
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Churchill sells for about $1.19M
Churchill’s median rent is $1,382 a month.
| Churchill | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,382 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Big Sky Resort and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Churchill. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumMuseum of the Rockies20 mi Ski areaBridger Bowl64 runs · 1,947 ft vertical36 mi Ski areaYellowstone Club99 runs · 2,665 ft vertical
14 mi MuseumAmerican Computer & Robotics MuseumPhoto credits
Museum of the Rockies: Jllm06, Public domain · American Computer & Robotics Museum: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Churchill
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Churchill
About 3 of every 100 Churchill residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
96% of working residents leave Churchill for work
Where Churchill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Churchill
CDP in Montana, United States
Churchill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,030 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was formerly part of the Amsterdam-Churchill CDP.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
Questions about Churchill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Churchill, MT a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Montana.
Is Churchill, MT expensive?
The typical home is worth about $691,000, 48% above the Montana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.