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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 network 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
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 →SchoolsAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities; inland 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 →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
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−

A larger share of adults get no exercise outside work in Crow Agency than in most of Montana or the rest of the country

Among 42 Montana towns, just one has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Crow Agency. For adults here, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 41%. The town beats the Montana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 27. Two figures for adults in the town: 35% smoke cigarettes, 19% have diabetes.

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 one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Hardin Elementary District. 268 students attend Crow Agency’s public school.

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

In Crow Agency, the average trip to work is 13 minutes. 44% of the town’s working residents work right in town. The town had 852 jobs in 2023, up 561 from 2013. The median commute is under 11 miles.

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

Only 3 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Crow Agency. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Crow Agency once, in 2011. Nearly two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 24%.

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 disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Crow Agency has four seasons and hot summers

Crow Agency’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 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+

1.7% of the land in Crow Agency is protected from building

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

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+.