EmigrantMT
A town of 322, settled in 1911.
Is Emigrant a good place to live?
73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Emigrant, above both Montana’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher typical journey to work than Emigrant. Emigrant has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
322 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Emigrant: who provides what
Emigrant is unincorporated, so Park 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 Emigrant.
Homes in Emigrant are worth about $784K, by Zillow’s estimate
Just over four in five households own their home in Emigrant, above both the Montana town median (64%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.4% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a very high hazard risk in Emigrant: avalanches
For Emigrant, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 83 of 100. FEMA puts nearly two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 17% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Emigrant once, in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, fewer of Emigrant’s working residents work locally
Jobs based in Emigrant grew to 66 in 2023, 25 more than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 25 miles. For Emigrant, the median household income is $63,000. The top destinations are Livingston (30%), Bozeman (19%) and Billings (5%).
| Emigrant | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 39% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Emigrant feel lonely than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
In Emigrant, nearly one in ten adults worry about having enough food. Only one of the 42 Montana towns we compare has a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Emigrant. This Montana town beats the Montana average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Emigrant | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Emigrant | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 9.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.3% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.8% of Emigrant
5.8 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Emigrant comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Emigrant | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Emigrant
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Emigrant; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Emigrant residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
99% of working residents leave Emigrant for work
Where Emigrant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Emigrant
Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
Emigrant is an unincorporated community in Park County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Emigrant had a population of 465. Emigrant is located in southern Montana, on the Yellowstone River, approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Yellowstone National Park, and 20 miles (32 km) south of Livingston.
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- Elevation
- 4,882 ft
- ZIP code
- 59027
Questions about Emigrant
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Emigrant, MT a good place to live?
Emigrant has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.