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Crow Agency
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Crow AgencyMT

A town of 2,192, settled in 1881.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument · Photo: 1025wil · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Crow Agency, MT · Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument · Photo: 1025wil · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
2,192
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$59K
Census ACS
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
23.9
years
Jobs based here
852
A job hub

Is Crow Agency a good place to live?

Crow Agency’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 39% of residents live below the poverty line in Crow Agency, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 2 of Montana’s 95 towns score higher on cost of living. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. Crow Agency’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both the Montana town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Crow Agency is home to Little Big Horn College. Crow Agency has 1 place on the National Register. Crow Agency has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingWeakestD−Jobs & incomeD−HealthDSchoolsC−Hazard risk

What makes Crow Agency stand out

Where Crow Agency beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

Jobs vs. working residents

Jobs here852
Residents who work263
Work
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 98% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023.
The college
CollegeStudents
Little Big Horn College378
A college in town
378 college students
at Little Big Horn College
Students are 1% of residents.
32 measures vs. Montana
2 better3 too close to call27 worse
Widest gapCrow AgencyMT
More adults facing a utility shut-off26.8%6.5%
Worth knowing · HealthD−
Less healthy than 99% of U.S. towns
Trails MT on 27 of 32 CDC measures, beats it on 2
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
A job hub

Every workday, about 735 people come to Crow Agency for work

Where Crow Agency’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Hardin Hardin 17% 9% → Billings Billings 9% 4% → Lodge Grass Lodge Grass 4% 2% → Great Falls Great Falls 2% 1% → Lewistown Lewistown 1% 1% → Bozeman Bozeman 1% Crow Agency · 44% stay
852jobs based in Crow Agency
44%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Crow Agency grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Crow Agency is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $59K, 1 years of the county’s $59K median household incomeA+Open →Jobs & income$52K median household incomeD−Open →HealthNear the bottom of U.S. towns on CDC estimates; P H S Indian Hospital Crow / Northern Cheyenne 9.4 miles awayD−Open →SchoolsDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 8.7% of households have no car; 12.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors9 miles of trails; 2% conserved landB+Open →HistoryC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 23.9; 12% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Crow Agency: who provides what

Crow Agency is unincorporated, so Big Horn County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerBig Horn County Elec CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCrow Agency Water System2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBig Horn CountyBig Horn County provides services here
SchoolsHardin Elementary School DistrictHardin High School District2 districts serve Crow Agency; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereBig Horn County Election AdministratorBig Horn County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5902259022 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 Crow Agency.

HealthD−

More of Crow Agency’s adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Montana or U.S. town

40% of Crow Agency adults say their health is fair or poor. Of the 42 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Crow Agency. 24% of Crow Agency adults report frequent physical distress.

1%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
Crow AgencyMontana townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)40%19%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)35%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)19%10%12%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)27%18%17%
32 measures vs. Montana
2 better3 too close to call27 worse
What stands outCrow AgencyMT
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.5%9.3%
Fewer binge drinkers16.8%20.3%
More adults facing a utility shut-off26.8%6.5%
P H S Indian Hospital Crow / Northern Cheyenne
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageCrow Agency’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby9.4 miles to an ER · P H S Indian Hospital Crow / Northern CheyenneHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than MT on 2 of 32

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

SchoolsD

Crow Agency’s public schools trail 92% of Montana districts

Its public schools are run by the Hardin Elementary District. Its one school is below.

8%of MT districts it outscoresDSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Crow Agency SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5268D−
Full pageCrow Agency’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsHardin ElemEvery school1 school · Crow Agency SchoolQuestions“Are Crow Agency’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−

A job hub: Crow Agency has 3.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 735 commuters

44% of Crow Agency’s working residents work right in town. Crow Agency’s average trip to work is 13 minutes. Jobs based in Crow Agency grew to 852 in 2023, 561 more than in 2013.

44%work in town
Crow AgencyMontana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town44%39%8%
Average trip to work13 minutes17 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$52,000$67,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Crow Agency44%
Hardin17%
Billings9%
Lodge Grass4%
Great Falls2%
11 mi
median commute distance
852
jobs based in Crow Agency
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns
Full pageCrow Agency’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here852 jobs based here · A job hubWhere people work44% work in Crow AgencyCommute times13 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Crow Agency faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageCrow Agency’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Crow AgencyGet ready0.7 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Crow Agency has four seasons and hot summers

Crow Agency has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Crow Agency is 89°F.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–37°
Spring32–60°
Summer53–86°
Fall32–62°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageCrow Agency’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 11°Rain & snow28″ of snow a winter · 16 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsB+

Conserved land covers 1.7% of Crow Agency

9.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Among 43 Montana towns, just 4 have a lower share of conserved land than Crow Agency. The biggest park or preserve is Crow Fair Pow Wow, at 189 acres.

1.7%conserved
1.7%
conserved · 77 of 4,666 acres
9.3 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Crow Fair Pow Wow—189
2. Apsaalooke Code Talkers Park—5
3. Apsaalooke Veterans Park0.1 mi2
Full pageCrow Agency’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map9.3 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.1 miles of trail · Apsaalooke Veterans ParkConserved land1.7% conserved · 77 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Crow Agency?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crow Agency

17pages on Crow Agency
The big questions
SchoolsDBehind 92% of MT districts · 1 schoolHealthD−Better than MT on 2 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA+Work & commuteD−$52K median household income · 852 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsB+9 mi of trails · 2% conserved landPlacesAttractions7 nearby · Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument 3 miLibraryBig Horn County Public LibraryCollegesLittle Big Horn College, in town
The story
HistoryC−Settled 1881Climate89° summer highs · 28″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Crow Agency

Little Big Horn CollegeCommunity college · Public · Crow AgencyIn town$3,200 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Crow Agency residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

College town

Little Big Horn College calls Crow Agency home

Little Big Horn College378 students on campus
Admission
Open
Net price
$8,331
Graduate
11%
College Scorecard · IPEDS

Questions about Crow Agency

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Crow Agency, MT expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.