GoldcreekMT
A town of 3, settled in 1886.
Is Goldcreek a good place to live?
Goldcreek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Goldcreek: who provides what
Goldcreek is unincorporated, so Powell 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 Goldcreek.
A larger share of households in Goldcreek are owner-occupiers than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
A typical home in Goldcreek is worth about $327,000, up 0.9% in a year, 30% below the Montana typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Creek SchoolLargest public school before high school | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts
The biggest natural risk in Goldcreek is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Goldcreek is higher. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 28%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Goldcreek: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 12° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 31 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, fewer of Goldcreek’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Goldcreek. Among 42 Montana towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Goldcreek. The share of adults in Goldcreek who have diabetes is 12%, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 12%. The town does better than the Montana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7.
| Goldcreek | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Goldcreek | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Goldcreek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Goldcreek; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Goldcreek residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Goldcreek
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Goldcreek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Powell County, Montana, United States. It is in the southwestern part of the county, 0.4 miles (0.6 km) south of Interstate 90's Exit 166. Via I-90, Garrison is 8 miles (13 km) to the southeast and Drummond is 12 miles (19 km) to the northwest. Goldcreek is in the valley of the Clark Fork River, about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream (west) of the confluence of Gold Creek with the river. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Goldcreek had a population of 9.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,196 ft
Questions about Goldcreek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Goldcreek, MT a good place to live?
Goldcreek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.