ClancyMT
A town of 1,874, settled in 1872. Public schools that outperform most of Montana.
Is Clancy a good place to live?
The best of Clancy’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for health; the weakest is a D for walkability. 3.1% of working residents work locally in Clancy, against 39% in Montana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 6 of Montana’s 95 towns do worse. 21% of the land in Clancy is conserved, above both the Montana town median (9.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, 4,469 acres with 3.5 miles of trail. Clancy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clancy stand out
Where Clancy beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Clancy School | PK–6 | 285 |
| Clancy 7-8 | 7–8 | 89 |
| Widest gap | Clancy | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 11.7% |
Clancy has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,661 counted in 2010 and 1,851 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Clancy grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Clancy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Clancy: who provides what
Clancy is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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 Clancy.
Clancy’s public schools outperform 87% of Montana districts
Its public schools are run by the Clancy Elementary District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clancy SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 285 | A |
| Clancy 7-8Top results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 89 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
Clancy stands out in Montana and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
26% of Clancy adults feel lonely. Among 42 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Clancy. 16% of Clancy adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Clancy | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Clancy | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.2% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clancy’s typical home value is about $636K
The typical Clancy home is worth about $636,000, up 3.7% in a year, 36% above the Montana typical home. 87% of households own their home in Clancy.
| Clancy | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $978 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About half of Clancy’s working residents commute to Helena
Most working residents leave Clancy for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Clancy is $125,000. Jobs based in Clancy grew to 379 in 2023, 137 more than in 2013.
| Clancy | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $125,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 7.9% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bureau of Land Mgmt | 9.1 mi | 1,427 |
| 2. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest | 3.5 mi | 4,469 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Clancy has four seasons and pleasant summers
Clancy has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Clancy’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Clancy, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Clancy
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clancy
About 4 of every 100 Clancy residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
97% of working residents leave Clancy for work
Where Clancy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clancy
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Clancy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Clancy had a population of 1,851. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was founded in 1873 as a gold camp and named for prospector William Clancey. A fire in 1902 destroyed many of the buildings in town.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,242 ft
- ZIP code
- 59634
Clancy’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Clancy.
| Town | MT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clancy | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Montana City | #8 | B+ | C− | — | A | A |
| Jefferson City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clancy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clancy and Montana City report no FBI crime data of their own. Jefferson City isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clancy with a neighbor →
Questions about Clancy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clancy, MT a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Montana.
Is Clancy, MT expensive?
That is 8.1 years of the area's median household income ($78,528 across the Helena, MT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.