ChurchillMT
Public schools that outperform most of Montana. A town of 1,167 in 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.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Christian School | PK–12 | 325 |
| Widest gap | Churchill | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 11.7% |
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 nine in ten of the country’s towns
The share of adults in Churchill who sleep under 7 hours: 29%. Only 2 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Churchill. In Churchill, just over a fifth of adults binge drink, and 16% get no exercise outside work.
| 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
Most of Churchill’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
Employers in Churchill added 110 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 289. The town’s typical household income comes in at $108,000. Also worth knowing: among 43 Montana towns, just 4 have a higher average trip to work than Churchill. 6.3% of Churchill residents live below the poverty line.
| 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 adults under 35 in Churchill than across Montana
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 38% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Montana. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly one in ten residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide). 27% of residents are under 18 in Churchill.
| 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
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 91 inches a winter. The seasons in Churchill: cold, snowy winters, warm summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Churchill, mostly earthquakes
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 57% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Churchill, 31% come from earthquakes and 28% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Churchill sells for about $1.27M
In Churchill, just over four in five households own their home. Among 42 Montana towns, just 4 have a higher midpoint rent than Churchill.
| 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+.