Brooks Hotel · National Register of Historic Places
Corvallis’s story
156 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1933.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1870Corvallis is settled
CorvallisMT
A town of 1,227, settled in 1870.
Brooks Hotel · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,227
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$662K
+2.5% in a year
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
38.7
years
Jobs based here
381
Balanced
Is Corvallis a good place to live?
The best of Corvallis’ subject grades are an A− for walkability and schools; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Corvallis’ average trip to work is 43 minutes, where Montana’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 43 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Corvallis. Corvallis has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Brooks Hotel and Methodist Episcopal Church South. Corvallis has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Corvallis stand out
Where Corvallis beats most towns.
WalkabilityA−
More walkable than 79% of U.S. towns
8.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
Corvallis K-12 Schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Brown Primary K-4 | PK–4 | 464 |
| Rise Charter & Distance EL | K–6 | 178 |
| Rise Charter & Pathways EL | K–6 | — |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Small town
1,227 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Corvallis grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Corvallis is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.2 of 20; 0% of households have no carA−Open →SchoolsA−Open →HealthBitterroot Health - Daly Hospital 5.4 miles awayB+Open →Hazard riskwildfire tops the listCOpen →Jobs & income$78K median household incomeCOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Corvallis: who provides what
Corvallis is unincorporated, so Ravalli County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCentennial Homeowner's Association, IncNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRavalli CountyRavalli County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereRavalli County Election AdministratorRavalli County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code5982859828 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 Corvallis.
HousingCost of living grade B+
A typical Corvallis home is worth about $662K
The typical Corvallis home is worth about $662,000, up 2.5% in a year, 42% above the Montana typical home. At $1,363 a month, Corvallis’ median rent is above both Montana’s towns ($1,000 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
$662KZillow home value
| Corvallis | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,363 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Corvallis$662K
Montana$467K
+2.5%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsA−
Corvallis’ public schools outperform 78% of Montana districts
Its public schools are run by the Corvallis K-12 Schools. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
78%of MT districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Brown Primary K-4Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 464 | A− |
| Corvallis High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 406 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
HealthB+
Corvallis ranks healthier than 74% of the country’s towns
Corvallis tracks Montana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 20% of Corvallis adults binge drink.
74%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Corvallis | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 10% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Montana
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital
5.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Corvallis, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Corvallis has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–37°
Spring33–59°
Summer48–82°
Fall32–58°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 23
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Corvallis, with wildfire at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireAvalanchesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
About one in three of Corvallis’ working residents commute to Hamilton
Most working residents leave Corvallis for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Corvallis fell to 381 in 2023, 48 fewer than in 2013. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Corvallis.
5%work in town
| Corvallis | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Corvallis5%
Hamilton31%
Missoula10%
Billings3%
Bozeman2%
5 mi
median commute distance
381
jobs based in Corvallis
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Corvallis
16pages on Corvallis
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Corvallis; the nearest are
The University of MontanaUniversity or college · Public · Missoula38.2 mi$8,552 in-state tuitionHighlands College of Montana TechCommunity college · Public · Butte81 mi$4,130 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Corvallis residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Landmarks
3 places in Corvallis on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Corvallis
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Corvallis (Salish: cƛ̓mƛ̓mqéy) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,125 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,481 ft
- ZIP code
- 59828
Questions about Corvallis
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Corvallis, MT expensive?
Not for the area. That is 9.3 years of the area's median household income ($71,283 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.